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House Transportation & Infrastructure committee leaders released the long-awaited bipartisan bill Sunday night.

Hacking group ShinyHunters took credit for the data breach that affected the Instructure-owned Canvas learning management system.

The pace of New York budget negotiations appears to be accelerating, six weeks into the fiscal year, but announcements so far have been light on fiscal policy.

Bond parties said U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain's arguments against a claim were wrong on several bases.

Rate hikes appear to be more realistic following this week's hotter-than-expected consumer price index and producer price index data, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.

S&P put some Iowa school district issues' priority-lien ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications after the General Assembly passed property tax reform.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why proposals targeting wealth, property, and income taxes matter for municipal credit, and outlines what investors should watch in revenue replacement capacity, reserves, political willingness, and legal security structures.

The National League of Cities rolled out the results of an infrastructure survey showing less reliance on municipal bonds and a move towards cash-based funding.

The SEC is now focused on "quality of cases versus quantity," the SEC chairman said during a discussion held as part of the 2026 FINRA Annual Conference.

California municipal advisory stalwart Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates looks to grow regionally as it celebrates 60 years in business.

New research from The Bond Buyer finds reductions in federal funding stand to drastically impact healthcare, local/state governments and other sectors.

The complicated environment has created different outcomes for different parts of the muni market, Hennion & Walsh's James Pruskowski said.

The authority is also seeking legislation that would allow it to issue revenue bonds backed by $1 billion in annual cap-and-invest revenue.

A federal judge ruled Cook County, Illinois, is liable for contitutional violations of homeowners' rights by stripping them of equity in delinquent tax sales.

Longtime public finance professional Curtis Flowers joined Huntington Securities as managing director in its Houston office.

Yilma worked at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2014 to 2021.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank. Warsh will take the reins from Jerome Powell, who said he will remain on the Federal Reserve Board.

Although muni valuations became "less compelling" in April from March's highs, Pat Haskell wrote for BlackRock (BLK), technical conditions "are likely to provide a degree of support in the months ahead."

Richard Ciccarone spent years developing a method to identify the cost of deferred maintenance and how it fits into a city's fiscal position.

"If successful in its motion, the trustee will harm not only patients, but also likely completely devalue all the bondholders' investments," Crossroads Health Management LLC said in a court filing.

As SMAs have garnered attention, they shifted demand further down the yield curve into one- to five- or one- to 10-year area, though SMAs go out 15 or 20 years.

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. had its Aa1 ratings affirmed by Moody's ahead of plans to issue debt.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will sell the third lien state road bonds in a competitive deal set for auction on Tuesday.

Inflation and heavy supply have finally worn on muni yields after a week of stability.

The Bond Buyer will honor a fifth class of inductees into its Hall of Fame of municipal finance, alongside its 11th annual class of Rising Stars, at the close of its Infrastructure event in Chicago on September 15.

Kevin Warsh's nomination to the Federal Reserve chairmanship will require a second vote, which should happen this week.

The Texas city, which has been hit with rating downgrades due to a looming water supply crisis, plans to sell up to $728 million of bonds.

The collapse of Sprit Airlines spills into the South Jersey Transportation Authority as Fitch Ratings places its revenue bonds onto a negative watch status.

The constitutionality of a state law that threatens outstanding bonds issued for a detention facility is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice.

"I think any effort to make reporting less frequent is a step backwards in transparency," NFMA's Mary Francoeur said.

New findings from The Bond Buyer show that outside of advisors and broker-dealers, appetites for risk decreased to a greater degree than they increased.

The mayor's plan to balance the fiscal 2027 budget relies heavily on proposed revenue-raising moves involving the combined utility system enterprise fund.

The muni market continued to shrug off volatility in Treasuries, but NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said a reaction is building up.

The local government is seeking to replace LUMA Energy as the island's transmission and distribution company.

"I don't mind owning a railroad for $2.4 billion," said Assured CEO Dominic Frederico.

Munis should do "relatively well" this month, as investors will "focus on heavy summer redemptions; tax-exempt supply should remain healthy but is unlikely to overwhelm," said Barclays (BCS) strategists.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton distinguishes impairment from default in unenhanced conduit multifamily credits and explains how occupancy declines, covenant breaches and reserve draws can trigger severe price discovery long before a payment miss occurs.

The Manhattan-based Ivy League university reached a settlement with the federal government last year. It is selling $487 million of bonds this month.

"The rates market has started to turn from the upper end of the trading range this week," Barclays (BCS) strategists wrote, but with the war with Iran still driving the market, nothing is certain.