Washington

Carlos Braceras, elected as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ new president on Monday, said one of his goals will be to persuade Congress to include more funding and policy reforms in surface transportation reauthorization legislation.

The coalition is sponsoring a campaign fundraiser for Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Municipal bond issuance is set to drop by half next week as Federal Open Market Committee meets and the third quarter comes to an end.

Thirty states told the Council of Development Finance Agencies they issued mortgage revenue bonds in 2017 compared to only 18 that issued mortgage credit certificates.

Market expectations for rates appear to be catching up to the Fed’s own projections.

FINRA examiners alleged Mesirow violated disclosure and supervisory rules.

Jerome Powell has already put his own stamp on Federal Reserve communications. If he wants to shake things up a little more, he’s got a number of options.

A Carlsbad, Calif.-based San Diego-based firm, Eric Hall & Associates, is accused of being unregistered when it served as municipal advisor to a school district.

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Nellie Liang, a former Federal Reserve economist with expertise in financial stability, to the central bank’s Board of Governors.

States reported a 20.2% jump in the issuance of private activity bonds from the $20.4 billion issued in 2016.