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The record number of local transit elections next week reflects declining federal funding, experts say.
November 2 -
Researchers say mileage-based road fee is best solution to transportation funding but motorists disagree.
November 1 -
Transportation Department has $850 million of competitive grants available for infrastructure projects that improve freight shipments.
October 31 -
A New York audit firm and one of its senior partners have agreed to pay a combined $555,000 and take a number of corrective actions to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they issued fraudulent audit reports in connection with municipal bond offerings from the town of Ramapo, N.Y.
October 31 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to amend its proposal that would require dealers to disclose their markups and markdowns in principal trades with retail customers.
October 31 -
Underwriters should walk away from municipal securities transactions when they discover the issuer has failed to disclose key information, dealer officials said here, citing their own experiences as examples.
October 28 - Washington
Washington voters will chose between Michael Waite, a private-sector investment manager, and Benton County Treasurer Duane Davidson, in a Republican v. Republican race for state treasurer.
October 27 -
A federal court judge has approved Miami's $1 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges the city acted fraudulently in taking steps to hide its deteriorating financial condition from bondholders.
October 27 -
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service may rethink and re-propose controversial political subdivision rules, but will wait until next year to see what the next administration wants to do with them, a tax regulator told lawyers meeting in Chicago.
October 21 -
While the Securities and Exchange Commission remains silent on whether there will be more settlements under its continuing disclosure enforcement initiative, an SEC official said any party that voluntarily submitted potential violations will be told whether the commission plans to take action against them.
October 21