Advocacy

Additional high-level observations and specific suggestions with respect to certain municipal disclosure topics where SEC clarification and guidance would prove most helpful to the municipal market.

Bond yields surge, SEC on MA disclosure roles, and IRS targets private schools. Here’s what happened in September.

Members can help inform NABL’s future requests for IRS guidance on tax issues.

The House is back, FY2027 appropriations, surface transportation, Jackson Hole, and more. Here’s what happened in August.

NABL comments submitted to the record of the June 30, 2026 Ways and Means Committee hearing relating to tax-exempt bonds for stadiums and recreational facilities.

Reconciliation 3.0? FY2027 appropriations? Surface transportation reauthorization? Here’s what we’re monitoring this summer.

This week, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the tax treatment of the sports industry, including the use of tax-exempt bonds for stadiums.

The Covered Agencies involved in the implementation of the Financial Data Transparency Act (“FDTA”) have finalized their phase one joint standard setting process.

Legislation passed at the end of 2022 to apply data standards to information submitted to and managed by several financial regulators, including the MSRB.

Requested items for inclusion on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan.

NABL response to an IRS notice of proposed rulemaking relating to tax-exempt refunding bonds and allocation and accounting rules.

We are tracking the status of FY2026 appropriations, where things stand, and what it all means for bond lawyers.