Legislative Update Alert - SF 183 -
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Governor Reynolds signed into law SF 183 (Iowa Legislature - BillBook) related to alternative delivery methods for public improvement projects....more
On September 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered an order against a school district (Sweetwater Union High School District (the “District”) in San Diego County, California) and charged the school...more
10/27/2021
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Misrepresentation ,
Municipal Bonds ,
School Bonds ,
School Districts ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement
On April 9 the Federal Reserve announced as part of the CARES Act a short term liquidity facility related to governments and referred to as The Municipal Liquidity Facility (the “MLF”). Authorized under Section 13(3) of the...more
In a potentially sweeping boost to public finance, the CARES Act (the “Act”) authorizes the direct purchase by the Federal Reserve of state and local government obligations, as well as the provision of debt guarantees and...more
3/31/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief
Due to the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 across the United States and the guidance regarding social distancing, many governmental entities across the State of Iowa are scrambling to grapple with the provisions of Iowa...more