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Texas Bill Could Eliminate PSF Guaranty on School Bonds

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Pursuant to Section 45.052 of the Texas Education Code, school district and charter school bonds (including refunding bonds) are eligible to be guaranteed by the corpus and income of the Permanent School Fund (PSF). If...more

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Is the Exemption for Interest on Municipal Bonds on Congress’ Chopping Block?

The new administration and Congress are working towards an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the bulk of which expires at the end of 2025. In late February, the House passed a spending bill (H. Con. Res....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Location, Location, Location! December 2024 - Fund Domicile Selection: Tradition, Evolution and Market Forces

Elon Musk made headlines earlier this year when he shifted Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas. This was in reaction to a Delaware court's striking down his pay package—a high-stakes case of taking your ball and...more

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The US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California Announces Securities Fraud Task Force

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On October 4, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada announced the formation of a new task force, the Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force....more

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Investigations Newsletter: Where’s the Beef? Two Charged with $650 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme

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Where’s the Beef? Two Charged with $650 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme - On May 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal district court in Colorado unsealed an indictment alleging that two individuals ran...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #4

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In Washington: Senate Republicans continue to disagree over unemployment benefits amid a recession. Forty million Americans are unemployed and the $600 additional weekly benefit expires at the end of next month. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.19.2019 | Top Story: Fed Cuts Rates Another Quarter percent

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As pretty much expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates a quarter point again yesterday, its second cut since late July. Fed Chair Powell also indicated in remarks after the FOMC broke that a “‘more extensive’ series...more

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State Regulations on Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technologies (Updated)

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There exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as "cryptocurrencies") such as Bitcoin are treated among the states....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Breakingviews is all about new GE CEO John Flannery’s quest for the “soul” of the company, but it’s also very interested in less philosophical matters—especially on the heels of GE halving dividends....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Fed wrapped up its Open Market Committee meeting yesterday without any change in interest rates but with an expression of confidence in the economy, despite Q1’s sub-1 percent growth figure (which it dubbed “transitory”)....more

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