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Puerto Rico could benefit from a control board similar to what Congress implemented for Washington, D.C., said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
October 30 -
Justin Underwood will join Bond Dealers of America on Nov. 16 as federal policy advisor.
October 29 -
The Government Finance Officers Association's executive board recently approved two updated disclosure best practice documents designed to help issuers meet their bond-related disclosure requirements while considering the possibilities of website-based and voluntary disclosures.
October 29 -
The $500 million of federal TIGER grants to transportation projects in 34 states brings the total to $4.6 billion since 2009.
October 29 -
The National Governors Association is calling on newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan to move transportation and online sales tax legislation.
October 29 -
The House on Tuesday passed a three-week extension of federal transportation funding that would keep reimbursements to states for highway and transit projects flowing through Nov. 20.
October 27 -
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have released final allocation and accounting rules that bond lawyers say will help in administering public-private partnerships for transportation and joint ventures involving hospitals.
October 26 -
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma have merged their marine cargo operations in an effort to better compete with other Pacific ports while keeping their bond portfolios independent.
October 22 -
A proposed House bill to treat investment grade and actively traded municipal securities as high quality liquid assets received support from members of a House Financial Services Committee panel as well as banking experts during a hearing on Wednesday.
October 21 -
States will be hard-pressed to maintain their credit quality if they attempt to fund infrastructure needs solely through traditional tax-exempt debt financing, Standard & Poors said in a new report.
October 20