Tax incentives have long been a favored economic development tool of governments, but do we know how to actually use them ourselves? Well, we’re about to find out. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) deployed billions of dollars of tax incentives to fund clean energy and other green investments. In a history-making move, the bill opened

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the ESG Pension Protection Act — which requires the state pension fund’s decisions be based on maximizing returns — in a ceremony at the governor’s office. The bill, H.3690, was officially signed by the Republican governor on Feb. 5 and went into effect on Feb. 9. The bill directs

Exceptions for manual trades and limited trading activity are crucial if the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s amendments to Rule G-14, its controversial move to a one-minute reporting standard from the current fifteen minute window, is adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s according to comments submitted to the SEC, which ranged from cautious acceptance

The secondary market was active and trading showed strong prints across the curve, pushing triple-A yields lower following a stronger U.S. Treasury market. Triple-A yields fell two to four basis points while UST yields fell two to three basis points. Municipal bond mutual funds saw the second week of outflows, with LSEG Lipper reporting $142.2

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board has brought on David Brownstein, who spent more than three decades at Citi with a focus on derivatives, distressed issuers and debt restructurings, as a restructuring advisor on its plan of adjustment for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Brownstein’s new boutique restructuring advisory firm, BGC Partners Advisory LLC, entered

Munis were steady to a touch firmer in spots and new-issues fared well in the primary, while U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended the trading session up as markets further digested inflation data and its effects on future Fed moves. Triple-A yields fell a basis point or two, depending on the curve, while USTs

Bellevue, Nebraska, plans to issue $60 million of municipal bonds to build a 100,000-square-foot indoor water park as a draw for visitors and their money. Inspired by a Texas water park and managed by the same company that runs that park, American Resort Management, the new water park will form part of an entertainment district

A hotter-than-anticipated inflation report spurred a selloff in U.S. Treasuries and equities, and municipals could not ignore the broader markets and closed weaker on the day. Triple-A yields rose up to six basis points but largely outperformed UST losses that touched 17 to 20 basis points on the short end. Expectations for a Fed rate