As Virginia prepares for a key primary election on Tuesday, the controversy over tax exemptions and data center proliferation is spurring alerts from law firms.

More than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota — and more in other states — were hit by a coordinated cyberattack last week that spurred an FBI alert.

A California-based technology company was early in the contract phase of acquiring land in Oregon's capital city to build a data center.

This acquisition provides ICE's platform with more influence over the fixed-income marketplace.

Moneta believes IMTC's technology will help onsolidate its "fixed income portfolio construction, optimization, compliance and reporting into a purpose‑built bond platform."

The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.

City governments' circumspect approaches to AI could likely be attributed to varying public perception. 

Issuers who aren't using AI to protect themselves are relying on older code that won't be able to hold up, one expert said.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says cyber preparedness has become a key credit signal for muni investors, with issuer readiness potentially affecting borrowing costs, liquidity, capital market access and confidence in timely debt service.

Given the vastness of the municipal bond universe, analysts have credited some technologies for providing participants witthe ability to better manage, evaluate and navigate the market. 

Milwaukee is considering a bond-financed municipalization of its electric utility, which is currently run by investor-owned We Energies.

The optimization of fixed-income portfolios using AI may come at the cost of training the next generation of muni market analysts and portfolio managers.

Local governments are considering data center moratoriums to give themselves time to determine how to better regulate these facilities and understand their impact on communities.

Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.

Some Southwest states and local governments are reassessing data center developments amid public backlash and litigation against the proliferating projects.

Figuring out a way to account for the shift in market demographics is crucial to the long-term future of the muni market, but it doesn't appear to be a priority.

Artificial intelligence is changing the world, including the way bond issuers are dealing with disclosures to investors and relations with the Security and Exchange Commission.

Issuance is on pace for another year of record supply even as factors driving credit spreads change, Center for Municipal Finance Director Justin Marlowe said.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's EMMA website is getting a revamp this year, Chief Product Officer Brian Anthony told a GFOA committee.

The treasury and accounting software company DebtBook has launched two new artificial intelligence features, Insights and Marty.