Mayor Eric Adams says the city has a safe and effective way to use artificial intelligence throughout municipal government while protecting against the risks.

The municipal market is bifurcated, opaque, and can be a challenge to price even on a steady day. In this idiosyncratic market, especially in times of volatility, data-driven decision-making is key, whether pricing a new deal in the primary market or trading it in the secondary. Learn more.

Buying technology can be a relatively safe bet, especially if it comes from an established brand, and it comes with support, maintenance and expertise from vendors. Internally building it allows for exclusivity and a potential competitive advantage.

The question over how big or small a role artificial intelligence will play in the development of FDTA's standards will need to be answered by both regulators and issuers.

Stephen Winterstein, founder of SP Winterstein and Associates, discusses how technology has changed and the improved product set and efficiencies in the muni market. Lynne Funk hosts. (25 minutes) 

The tool will deliver users historical deal-based spreads to help in the new-issue market as well as find potential refunding opportunities, said SOLVE's Gregg Bienstock, senior vice president and group head of municipal markets.

Winterstein's firm advises buy-side and sell-side clients on vetting vendors, looking at synergies between different technologies and advising on their product set.

Fredericks will tap her extensive muni market network as SOLVE extends its reach into the muni business.

Treasury Department guidance allows funding for broadband enhancements, like boosting internet connectivity in public libraries or parks, improving internet coverage for students, and implementing public safety improvements.

While the market broadly is still in the early stages of using artificial intelligence, more firms are starting to implement it, panelists said at MuniTech NYC, an event hosted by Munichain and Spline Data that brought together a gathering of technology-focused market participants.

"I am excited to lead the team through what will be an exciting period of growth in public finance," Anjali Sharma said.

This fiscal 2024 report provides a closer look at the stewardship of our reserve funds and how we plan to allocate technology resources in the year ahead to deliver value to our stakeholders.

The Amtrak-Texas Central proposal to build high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston would take land "from American citizens and put it under the control of a Japanese company," a pair of Texas Republican representatives told the FRA.

The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived. NYC's CTO, Matthew Fraser, tells American Banker's Executive Editor of Technology, Penny Crosman, how new technology is shaping policy in America's largest city.

AI will be part of a new tax-enforcement effort that will target high-income earners, partnerships, and large corporations.

Ahead of The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure Conference in Chicago this week, Carlos Braceras, Utah's transportation secretary, talks with Caitlin Devitt about overseeing the largest transportation program in the state's history. He discusses the projects and challenges that go along with creating safe and efficient transportation infrastructure for the fastest-growing state in the union. (33 minutes).

Building off his success in creating a revolutionary website as Massachusetts assistant treasurer of debt management, BondLink founder Colin MacNaught has grown his firm into 45 states.