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Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, D-P.R., has introduced a bill that would authorize the Treasury Department to guarantee future bonds issued by Puerto Rico and its authorities if it finds they have meaningfully improved the management of their finances.
October 8 -
Six advocacy groups are urging two key Senate Republicans to keep Congress from providing Puerto Rico with access to Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
October 2 -
Congress needs to raise the debt limit before Nov. 5, the date around when the Treasury Department is expected to exhaust the extraordinary measures it has been using to preserve the U.S. borrowing capacity, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told lawmakers.
October 2 -
Utah Treasurer Richard Ellis has been tapped to serve a second three-year term as a public member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
October 1 - Washington
Washington State Treasurer James McIntire announced late Wednesday that he is pleased with the results of the states general obligation bond sale this week, including its first ever green bonds.
October 1 -
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., asks the House to move quickly on multiyear transportation bill to avoid disruptions this fall.
September 30 - Washington
The House and Senate approved a measure on Wednesday that would avert a federal government shutdown and fund federal departments and programs through Dec. 11.
September 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered 22 municipal securities underwriting firms to pay $4.12 million in civil penalties in the second round of what some lawyers said on Wednesday will be three total rounds of underwriter settlements under the commissions Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative.
September 30 -
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells road planners to look at projects that eliminate bottlenecks and reduce traffic congestion.
September 24 - Washington
Washington State will sell more than $900 million of bonds next week, including a negotiated retail sale of its first-ever green bonds followed by a competitive sale Sept. 30.
September 21