On December 5, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives approved (by a vote of 410-13) H.R. 2534, the Insider Trading Prohibition Act, to explicitly prohibit insider trading. The U.S. federal securities laws currently do [...]
On February 20, 2020, Murray Barnes Finister attended the Women In Public Finance - Georgia Chapter’s first Annual Meeting to hear Cynthia Robinson Alexander, J.D., MCRP, Executive Finance Director of the Board of [...]
The year started quietly, unfolding like a luxuriously deep yoga stretch … and then it was off to the races! Take a look back at some highlights of the year with us. MBF On [...]
Don’t miss Terri Finister on November 6, 2019 at the Association of University Research Parks 2019 International Conference at Technology Square at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. She will be a [...]
By: Shaney B. Lokken About a mile and a half into my run this weekend, I nearly twisted my ankle at the edge of a crater in the sidewalk that looked like one hard [...]
At the end of September, Terri Finister participated in a panel presentation “Post Issuance Compliance: What To Expect When You Have Issued Bonds” at the GGFOA Annual Conference. In the presentation, Terri discussed two [...]
A few new Georgia laws have already gone into effect or will go into effect on July 1 that impact the development and tax-exempt bond activities of counties, municipalities, development authorities/agencies and school districts. [...]
In the summer of 1998, Madonna’s Ray of Light album (her best) and Lauryn Hill’s debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill had hit the air waves, Hanson (who?) and the Backstreet Boys were [...]
On June 3, 2019, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld (in Development Authority of Cobb County v. State of Georgia, --- S.E.2d --- (2019) (“Cobb County”)) the constitutionality of the so called “catch-all” project provision [...]
Cities, counties and school districts in Georgia (“Local Governments”) often issue tax anticipation notes (“Tans”) to finance their cash flow needs. Property taxes are a significant source of revenue for Local Governments. However, property [...]