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The 42nd Annual Bond Attorneys' Workshop (BAW) starts in 2 weeks! BAW offers attendees the opportunity to hear from top practitioners and industry experts in municipal finance and from government officials and regulators on topics that matter most. Be sure to secure your spot at the largest annual gathering of municipal finance professionals. Register by 5:00 PM ET on Monday, October 2, and your attendee badge and program materials will be ready and waiting for you when you check in with NABL at the Fairmont Chicago. Don't get delayed by having to register on-site. Pre-register now.

"Gang of Six" to Release Tax Reform Details 

Republican congressional leaders and representatives of the White House promised this week that further details on the framework for tax reform will be released the week of September 25.   The so-called Gang of Six – Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Cohn, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brady, House Speaker Ryan, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hatch – have been meeting for months to work out a common approach to tax reform.  There have been conflicting statements, however, as to how much detail will be released later this month and how binding the framework will be.  There are reports that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said the framework will include the corporate tax rate, while Ways and Means Chairman Brady said it might not.   Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hatch said his committee would not necessarily be bound by the framework.

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SLGS Window to Reopen

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it will reopen the SLGS window effective Monday, September 11, 2017 at 12:00 Noon EST. The Treasury Department suspended sales of SLGS on March 15, 2017.