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SEC's Atkins critical of off-channel communications enforcement
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (626+ words) Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins on Tuesday criticized off-channel communications enforcement activity initiated before he took the helm at the SEC as "exactly how regulators should not act."" The current SEC chairman's message slamming the agency's previous focus…...
Bond parties argue for PREPA administrative claim
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (712+ words) Bond parties in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy filed arguments for their minimum $3. 7 billion administrative expense claim in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. They are seeking to have the appeals court overturn U. S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor…...
NLC grades infrastructure ahead of new bill
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (635+ words) The middle of May is the current moving target date for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee'to announce the markup of a surface transportation reauthorization bill, though cities are already clamoring for relief.' The quote comes from the National League…...
Brightline West $6 billion federal loan faces opposition from anti-Texas bullet train group
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (572+ words) A Texas-based group opposed to a bullet train project in the Lone Star State has turned its attention to the West Coast, urging the U. S. Department of Transportation to reject a $6 billion federal railroad loan for the Brightline West high-speed line....
S&P places some Iowa school district issues on Credit Watch
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (832+ words) S&P Global Ratings put certain Iowa school district issues' priority-lien ratings on Credit Watch with negative implications after the Iowa General Assembly passed a property tax reform bill. The General Assembly's property tax reform legislation, SF 2472, drove the placement…...
The next muni credit debate: tax policy, mobility and revenue durability
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (871+ words) Tax policy initiatives at the state and local level are actively ramping up in 2026. Arguably, some are more politically inspired than others and we have to question the practicality of any revenue impact should any of these measures pass. We…...
California governor proposes new taxes in latest budget plan
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1083+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised 2026-27 state budget proposal Thursday, saying the state has eliminated its structural deficit through July 2028 while maintaining nearly $30 billion in reserves." The "May revise" includes a $246 billion general fund and focuses on long-term fiscal…...
Fieldman, Rolapp: Sixty years later, still going strong
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1064+ words) Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a California municipal finance mainstay while pursuing a strategy to become a regional player across the Western United States." Founded in 1966 by the late Bill Fieldman, the firm began as a one-man…...
Federal funding cuts could drastically harm healthcare sector
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (938+ words) The Bond Buyer Policy Pulse Survey was fielded online during March 2026 with 82 municipal finance professionals who work across a variety of roles in the buy side, sell side and issuer market segments. This item is the end of a series…...
Munis weaker in spots, USTs narrowly mixed
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (478+ words) Munis were weaker in spots Thursday as U. S. Treasuries were narrowly mixed and equities ended higher. Muni yields were cut up to four basis points, depending on the scale. U. S. Treasury yields were changed up to two basis points. Different parts of…...