- Washington
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Oct. 16 that the federal government will assist parts of the state that suffered significant infrastructure damage in recent natural disasters.
October 19 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Boards proposed changes to extend its gift rule to municipal advisors remain unclear in crucial areas and do not go far enough to prevent abuses by both MAs and broker-dealers, the National Association of Municipal Advisors said.
October 19 -
Economic study says privately financed Texas bullet train could generate billions of tax dollars for state and local governments.
October 16 -
The District of Columbias recent institutional investor conference is likely to lead to increased demand for its bonds, the citys chief financial officer said.
October 15 -
The Treasury Department is now estimating that the extraordinary measures its been using to preserve the U.S. borrowing capacity since the debt limit was reached will be exhausted by Nov. 3 two days earlier than a previous estimate.
October 15 -
A bipartisan bill offered in the House would extend the Qualified Zone Academy Bond program by providing $400 million of volume cap for the bonds in each of 2015 and 2016.
October 14 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered San Juan-based Santander Securities on Tuesday to pay $6.4 million for supervisory failures related to Puerto Rican municipal bonds.
October 13 -
Rebecca Olsen, deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commissions office of municipal securities, has concerns about municipal advisor misconceptions she has heard about who can advise in the municipal market and who can be considered an independent registered municipal advisor.
October 9 -
The Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of Municipal Securities is weighing whether to provide legal interpretive guidance to help municipal advisors determine if they are acting as an adviser or broker-dealer when working with an issuer on a bank loan.
October 9 -
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel warned Thursday that Congress and the Executive Branch should not hurt two federal loan programs for infrastructure: the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing programs.
October 8