Rooms at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, FL, are filling up quickly. Deadline to book your hotel has been extended, based on space and rate availability. The NABL group rate is $359 per night, which includes a daily resort fee. Don't miss out on all of the great panel sessions at The Institute this year.  March is peak season in Bonita Springs, FL, and the hotel is nearing capacity. NABL members must register first and will then receive a confirmation email with a reservation link to secure their hotel room accommodations. Register and book your hotel room today!  The Institute is a members-only event; your 2019 membership dues must be paid in order to attend. 

Are you a young associate new to public finance or do you know someone who is? If you said yes, then NABL U’s The Essentials (formally the Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law Seminar), April 24-26, 2019, at the Westin Chicago River North, is the conference for you!  Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in four general sessions and 16 target sessions, focused on the tax, securities, state law, and structuring concepts inherent in public finance. Here’s a link to the brochure that outlines all the education and networking opportunities this year. Sign-up today!

NABL Encourages Members of Congress to Sign Ruppersberger/Stivers Dear Colleague Letter

Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Steve Stivers (R-OH), co-chairs of the House Municipal Finance Caucus, have circulated a letter to all members of the House of Representatives asking their colleagues to join them in supporting municipal bonds. The letter states in part, “Any proposal to eliminate or reduce the value of the tax exemption on municipal bonds will raise borrowing costs for our state and local governments, reduce infrastructure investment in the communities we represent, and stall or threaten job creation.”   The letter is addressed to House Ways & Means Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady. All members of the House of Representatives are invited to sign on. 

NABL Request:  Please contact your representative in the House and encourage him/her to sign onto the letter.  As part of that outreach, please also encourage them to consider joining the Municipal Finance Caucus if they are not already a member.  Please share this information with your issuer clients and ask them to make the same request. 

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