Washington

In May, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the federal agencies responsible for the FDTA rulemaking, urging them to stick to the schedule spelled out in the law.

Vance has called for eliminating the SALT deduction, calling it "massively redistributive toward the lower- and middle-income brackets."

Philadelphia-based Janney Montgomery Scott has been fined by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for reporting inaccurate times of trade on 391 municipal securities transactions.

Municipalities face the most difficulty in attracting and winning new hires compared to all other financial sector participants.

"Lobbyists have to be prepared for any eventuality," said Chuck Samuels, attorney at Mintz Levin and counsel to the National Association of Health & Educational Facilities Finance Authorities.

The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group has been fined by FINRA for failing to achieve compliance with Regulation Best Interest.

The board's next quarterly meeting, scheduled for July 24-25, will include a review of market regulations, structure, and transparency issues .

The threat of cybercrime against municipalities continues to mutate into more sophisticated and life-threatening schemes, say economists and rating agencies.

The largest grant, $1.49 billion, will go to the Oregon Department of Transportation to replace a pair of aging vertical lift bridges that connect Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

A study of county governments to be presented at this year's Brookings Municipal Finance Conference shows federal pandemic aid led to a mild reduction in borrowing costs, a drop in credit quality and a preference for short-term over long-term debt instruments.