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The board's next quarterly meeting, scheduled for July 24-25, will include a review of market regulations, structure, and transparency issues .

The threat of cybercrime against municipalities continues to mutate into more sophisticated and life-threatening schemes, say economists and rating agencies.

The largest grant, $1.49 billion, will go to the Oregon Department of Transportation to replace a pair of aging vertical lift bridges that connect Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

A study of county governments to be presented at this year's Brookings Municipal Finance Conference shows federal pandemic aid led to a mild reduction in borrowing costs, a drop in credit quality and a preference for short-term over long-term debt instruments.

While the market awaits the initial FDTA proposal, some wonder if the rulemaking will be affected by the upcoming presidential election and the U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron decision.

Birmingham, Alabama-based FNBB Capital Markets has been fined by the regulator for failing to include certain mark-ups and mark-downs on dealer confirmations sent to retail customers.

Without legislation, the Supreme Court's Chevron ruling makes it "less likely" the U.S. will meet its stated climate goals, said Moody's Investors Service.

The amendments add disclosure scenarios, slightly update the definition of materiality as well as clarify details of supplementary material.

FEMA's rule is among the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and designed with future climate impacts in mind, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.