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Increased use of third-party vendors by transportation issuers may be putting those entities at increased risk.

The influential financial advisory board has assembled a task force to sharpen terminology.

Vern Buchanan looks poised to succeed Richard Neal as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee should Republicans take the House on Nov. 8 and could offer the muni agenda a fresh start.

American Rescue Plan Act dollars amounted to around 22% of states' annual general fund budgets, according to a court filing from a trio of southern states fighting ARPA's restriction on tax cuts.

As issuers push against a financial disclosure bill pending in the Senate, some buy-siders say standardized disclosure would attract more investors and boost liquidity.

The day after the FOMC announces its policy decision, Christian Scherrmann, U.S. Economist at DWS Group, will offer his take on the meeting, Fed Chair Powell's press conference and what comes next.

Municipal issuers are learning the ropes of ESG disclosure and marketing.

In its analysis of primary market data from 2019 to 2021, the MSRB showed that market participants fled competitive offerings during the COVID period and preferred private placements.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while the U.S. financial system remains resilient, the current backdrop has created the conditions where risks to its stability could appear.

"It should at least be something we're considering at this point, but the data haven't been cooperating," Daly said Friday.