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The roughly $1 trillion bipartisan plan would rely heavily on municipal financing tools to achieve $1 trillion in investment with any new federal taxes.

Some lawmakers in Washington during infrastructure discussions have proposed repurposing some of the $350 billion of American Rescue Plan Act relief funds allocated to state, local and tribal governments. This would be a mistake.

The group is also urging Congress to enact enhancements for aggie bonds and industrial development bonds.

The Investment Company Institute on Wednesday reported $2.533 billion of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds, the highest since February.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court are scheduled to hold a closed-door conference June 24 to decide whether to put the case on their docket for the fall term.

Giroux brings to the MSRB her experience advocating on behalf of both broker-dealers and bond lawyers.

The New York-based firm agreed to be censured, pay the penalty, and remedy alleged problems with its supervisory system.

Most analysts expect the Federal Open Market Committee will alter its Summary of Economic Projections and perhaps begin to talk about tapering, without offering clues when they'll begin cutting back on asset purchases.

Yields on top-quality munis were flat on the AAA scales Friday; yields were seven to nine basis points lower on the week.

One involves a framework worked out by 10 senators while the other involves a more narrowly-focused $78 billion bill for passenger and freight rail.