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At a Bond Buyer conference in Atlanta, industry leaders talked about tariff turmoil, the tax-exemption, weather resiliency, infrastructure and more. 

For most investors, partnership matters, said Jamie Doffermyre, head of public finance syndicate and origination at Truist Securities.

Student loan issuers are watching federal policy, from the Department of Education to the tax-exemption, to decide on the timing and size of their annual deals.

Harvard University's ongoing legal battles and the return to market by Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority lead a host of municipal topics in April.

Long Beach has few, if any, peer credits for the $88 million of marina revenue refunding bonds it plans to price next week.

Dan Aschenbach and Namsoo Lee created Municipal Financial Solutions Associates to help utilities manage the changing economic and regulatory landscape.

Baker Tilly is preparing a $7 billion merger with Moss Adams, another advisory firm. The deal will close in early June.

The state plans to price $626 million in GOs, in part, to fund the I-5 bridge replacement

If the muni market "stays here at these new relationships, we'll find its footing," said John Flahive, head of fixed income at BNY Wealth.

New York's capital needs mean the city cannot afford to be picky about market timing for bond deals, said Jay Olson, deputy comptroller for public finance.