On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (the “ARPA”). ARPA includes $350 billion in aid for state and local...more
Following on its guidance issued last month on the need for public companies to disclose the effects and uncertainties created by COVID-19, the SEC on May 4, 2020 reiterated those concerns to municipal securities issuers and...more
On Monday, April 27th, the Federal Reserve announced additional guidance regarding its Municipal Liquidity Facility (the “Facility”), which was first announced on April 9th and was established to buy short-term debt in...more
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve took additional actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion of loans to support the economy. Among the actions taken, the Fed announced the creation of a new Municipal Liquidity Facility (the...more