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The Supreme Court decision in SEC v. Jarkesy held that Congress can't force regulated entities to defend themselves in the SEC's in-house court, but likely won't change much for the Public Finance Abuse Unit.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told lawmakers federal money is being dispensed roughly on schedule, though efforts to streamline certain processes are underway.

Passed every two years since 2016, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 hits on many of President Biden's climate and resiliency goals.

Washington state won the most amount of grants and the most in funding for the second year in a row.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, recently vetoed anti-ESG legislation similar to Missouri's, saying that it overstepped legal authority.

Ransomware group LockBit threatened on Sunday to publish the stolen data Tuesday evening. Ransomware experts said it was likely that the group was bluffing.

Total volume currently stands at $224.13 billion, up 38.5% from $161.848 billion at this time last year. As the end of the first half approaches, several firms are revisiting their supply projections for the year, given the growth so far this year.

A pair of infrastructure experts are proposing a $25 billion federal appropriation to create state bond banks across the country.

"It is hard to be overly excited about current valuations of tax-exempts relative to Treasuries; however, at tax-adjusted yields (using individual tax brackets), munis look quite attractive compared with other asset classes," noted Barclays PLC.

Knowing where to focus won't be easy among the numerous issues in play.