U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) today announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to encourage economic development by making common-sense changes and enhancements to the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC).

A recent report from the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness with contributions from Smart Incentives strives to help states answer the question, "how do we know if state economic development incentive programs are working?".

The U.S. Conference of Mayors stressed the importance of the muni exemption at its leadership meeting last week, which focused on the actions that should be taken during the first 100 days of the next administration, including the development of a much-needed national infrastructure investment policy.

Securities and Exchange Commission examinations of municipal advisors over the past two years found fiduciary duty and fair dealing violations, said SEC officials who cautioned the number of Municipal Advisors exams will increase in 2017.

In an effort to promote market transparency, the MSRB is seeking specific input on future development of its Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website, the official repository for information on virtually all municipal bonds.

Oregon and Washington offer some of the most lucrative tax breaks in the nation to large data centers, according to  Good Jobs First. Washington provided tax breaks worth $57.4 million to data centers in its last fiscal year and Oregon's incentives are valued at $33.7 million.

A rare point of agreement between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is infrastructure investment. But can Colorado's publicly funded capital project success be replicated on a national scale?

Nonprofit solar installer GRID Alternatives has begun work on 92 solar installations in six tribal communities in California, Montana and South Dakota using over $1 million in cost-shared grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to the tribes.

The SEC's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative is causing many municipal issuers and underwriters to change the way they do things. Underwriters are scrutinizing issuer disclosures, and the representations made about those disclosures, for accuracy and clarity.

A panel discussion at National Association of Municipal Advisors' annual conference focused on how MA firms' activities in private placements could lead the regulator so see them as unregistered broker dealers, subject to a different set of regulations, and what they can do to avoid that trap.

Without credit history or a business track record, lenders are traditionally hesitant to lend to immigrants and refugees. So, how do immigrants and refugees secure financing? How do immigrants get access to affordable and flexible capital for starting a business? This month during the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, our expert speakers will discuss their approach to providing capital for immigrants and refugees.

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