Washington

An audit of a California charter school operator raises questions about its use of bond funds.

The SEC under chair Jay Clayton will operate with two co-directors of enforcement, Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin, and at least one of them has experience with the municipal bond market.

Butler Snow LLP has hired former U.S. Sen. David Vitter to work in the firm’s New Orleans’ office.

Municipal market buyers aren't waiting for the rating agencies -- they're already trading Illinois paper at junk bond levels.

President Trump said he wants to shorten “slow, messy” environmental reviews of infrastructure.

The Financial CHOICE Act, which the House passed Thursday, would have some direct effects on munis.

Trump's infrastructure plan is spurring more questions and concerns from governmental officials and transportation experts,

Adam Andrzejewski, founder and CEO OpenTheBooks.com, talks about how his database of public spending could make governments more accountable. Andrzejewski ran for governor in Illinois, which he calls the “Super Bowl of corruption.” He cites outlandish salaries, waste at the federal level, and “compensation buckets” at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Former broker Deborah Kelley will pay $188,000 as part of her sentence after pleading guilty to taking part in a pay-to-play scheme involving New York pension fund business.

_{Members of the Municipal Bonds for America coalition met with a White House official Wednesday.}