Washington

Michael Whitaker, a career aviation executive, has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to lead the FAA following Steve Dickson's resignation in March 2022.

The National League of Cities found mostly good news for city budgets.

The nearly two-year delay in setting up the per-mile charging fee pilot program means Congress will not be able to consider the feasibility of the fees as it crafts the next surface transportation law.

New York-based Odeon Capital failed to report approximately 225 municipal securities transactions to RTRS over a two and a half year period.

"That is not how you drive policy and it's certainly not how you drive policy when the impact of policy happens with a lag," Mohamed El-Erian said. "This is the first Fed I know that has not gotten it."

"Nothing is off the table in terms of looking at who we can potentially charge," said Brian Fagel, assistant director of the SEC's Public Finance Abuse Unit.  

"Regardless of the decision made at our next meeting, if the economy evolves as anticipated, in my view, we are likely near or at a holding point on the funds rate," Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said.

"A lot of these priority items are bottlenecking, said Brian Egan, director of government affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has endorsed a plan that would raise the state and local tax deduction limit to $20,000 for single filers and $40,000 for couples.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has a new president.