NAMA’s Susan Gaffney The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s decision to launch a holistic review of its municipal advisor rules is “completely understandable,” National Association of Municipal Advisors Executive Director Susan Gaffney said, but before the MSRB makes any big changes she hopes “it will engage with the MA community.”  The MSRB’s second quarterly board meeting
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Chicago’s Loop in 2024. The city’s alderpeople are divided over a general obligation bond sale, but Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to have enough votes to pass the measure at the next meeting. Bloomberg News Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, but the move only
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Be careful what you wish for. Silicon Valley’s frantic courting of Donald Trump appears to be paying off. In his first week, the US president scrapped a Biden executive order on AI safety
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Miami International Airport will sell $526 million of municipal bonds this week. Bloomberg News Miami-Dade County is selling $526 million of aviation revenue bonds this week, as the number of passengers using Miami International Airport continues to bounce back from the pandemic and exceed pre-COVID numbers since the pandemic’s low in 2020. The deal consists
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are, it turns out, plenty of people in the UK ready to cheer JD Vance’s gaslighting speech denouncing his European allies at the Munich Security Conference. One of those present likened the US vice-president’s
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21715678/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were little changed Wednesday as U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Wednesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year at 84%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services
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The Trump administration withdrew approval for New York City’s congestion pricing program citing concerns over the size of the program and the use of proceeds for transit.Bloomberg The Trump administration Wednesday terminated federal approval for New York City’s congestion pricing program just weeks after it took effect. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority immediately headed to federal court
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“Democrats cannot agree to any permitting reform unless and until the Trump administration ends its lawless disregard for congressional authority and judicial orders,” said Ranking Member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. ”Billions in obligated funds remain frozen behind a fog bank of silent executive contumacy in blatant disregard of constitutional separation of powers, direct court orders and basic
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The Texas State Capitol. The state education agency replaced the board and superintendent of the South San ntonio Independent School District. Bloomberg News The Texas Education Agency replaced the entire leadership of the South San Antonio Independent School District. The move announced on Wednesday comes after nearly two decades of dysfunction “resulting in diminished student
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Tamika Reed has joined Siebert Williams Shank as senior vice president at its new Montgomery, Alabama, office. Siebert Williams Shank hired two professionals for its municipal underwriting team and opened a new office in Montgomery, Alabama. SWS hired Tamika Reed as senior vice president in the new Alabama office and Narineh Panosian as vice president
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The Trump administration has halted formula funds that former President Joe Biden sent to the states to create a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg A dispute over the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, one of the most costly and high-profile programs in former President Joe Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
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