The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee supporting a bill aimed at narrowing the definition of “municipal advisor,” without weakening ...

Local authorities have been asked for their opinion on how municipal waste should be defined, under government proposals to clarify the legal classification. Under the Landfill Allowance Trading ...

A House subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would exclude hospital trustees and employees from the definition of “municipal advisor” under the Securities Exchange Act, according to an AHA ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued final rules requiring municipal advisors to register with the SEC. The final rules define “municipal advisor” to include a person who provides advice ...

The definition of municipal waste used in the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) is set to be clarified in 2009, following years of uncertainty. The Department for the Environment, Food and ...

In October 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Elisse Walter publicly stated that the conduct of some municipal advisors was “alarming” and that they were engaging in “pay to play,” had ...

The first draft of proposed additions to the amendment made to the zoning ordinance governing open space – which was approved this past September – was presented to supervisors during their meeting on ...

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