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Republican Elad Roisman appears to be moving toward confirmation to the SEC without being paired with a Democrat.

Monthly new-issue volume surpassed the $30 billion mark for the fourth time this year in August, helping keep third-quarter issuance close to last year's pace and potentially setting the stage for a more robust season of issuance in the Fall.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

NASBO Executive Director John Hicks said that deposits made to rainy days funds from budget surpluses will likely bring the total to more than $58 billion for fiscal 2018.

Bond lawyers will recognize the late Jim Lebenthal and Lewis Horne with awards next month, as well as Virginia "Gigi" Benjamin.

Brevard County will subsidize Bezos' Blue Origin with $8 million, though a recent court ruling says it can't issue bonds to raise the funds.

The Senate approved Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, while two other central bank nominees still await a vote.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

The MSRB is making a push to understand muni market indicators.

The SEC has added two events to the existing fourteen events under Rule 15c2-12, which requires certain notice filings with the MSRB’s EMMA system within 10 business days of occurrence.