Trump's administration appears to be in the early stages of forming a task force to determine how to carry out his promised $1 trillion infrastructure agenda, as backed by CDFA in the Administration Transition Paper.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick of New York lawyer Jay Clayton to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission is in line with his focus on deregulation, but municipal participants will have to wait and see what impact he may have on the municipal securities market, individuals and groups said.

Ford has announced that it will cancel the production of a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, and will instead invest $700 million in Flat Rock, Michigan. The U.S. auto giant said it will add 700 direct new jobs in Flat Rock.

Increased financial commitments from all levels of government and a plan to better leverage private sector investments for our ports will be necessary to maintaining our competitiveness, according to an excerpt from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Major public finance issues taking center stage in 2017 include tax reform, large state budget shortfalls, and the new GASB 77 rule which requires governments to report the tax breaks they give to businesses as forgone tax revenue on their balance sheets.

In a final report on the Taskforce for Baltimore City, the White House is holding up its work over the last 18 months as an example of what coordination between the federal government and local stakeholders can accomplish.

The initiative will provide the "double-bottom-line" benefit of providing a competitive rate of return, while supporting state investments in affordable housing, small business, health and educational facilities, and infrastructure projects, according to Reese.

The 2017 PAB volume cap for each state is the greater of $305.32 million or $100 per capita for each state for 2017. That's a slight change from the 2016 cap formula, which had the same per capita amount but a lower minimum of $302.88 million.

Spurred by mid-year refundings in a low rate environment, municipal bond volume reached an all-time high in 2016, surpassing the record previously set in 2010. With the Fed raising rates this past December, and the potential for more on the horizon, how will the municipal bond market respond? What can we expect as we move into 2017? During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, hear industry experts gaze into their crystal ball and provide a glimpse of the year ahead.

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