- The Libor Transition: Protecting Consumers and Investors – SIFMA Statement. Ed. Note: Nothing particularly new here, but an excellent primer for those who’ve been meaning to get up to speed on the issue.
- Are We Due for a ‘Golden Age’ of Public Finance as the Infrastructure Bill Crosses the Finish Line?
- CDFA Publishes Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2019-2020 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
- Every Government Needs a Plan for the Worst-Case Cyber Scenario.
- S&P: Cyber Risk In A New Era: U.S. Utilities Are Cyber Targets And Need To Plan Accordingly
- Bene v. State – Court of Appeals upholds validating county development authority’s issuance of proposed taxable revenue bonds and related security intended to finance four development projects. Ed. Note: We haven’t seen a bond validation case for some time now and this one’s worth a quick read.
- Substantive California charter school finance case here.
- And finally, Scope? The Mouthwash? is brought to us this week by Berry v. Commerce Insurance Company, in which the issue was whether or not Officer Sheehan was acting within the scope of his employment when a wee bit of trouble transpired following a lunch break during a day of firearms training. Let’s all join hands, close our eyes, and picture a world in which the scope of an officer’s duties includes “coming in a little hot” upon returning to the gun range, kicking up gravel, fishtailing, and pinning a fellow officer between the vehicle and the picnic table upon which he had been innocently enjoying a sandwich. To Swerve and Eject….