Gradual BAB Drop Predicted
March 8, 2010 WASHINGTON — Any congressional extension of the Build America Bonds program will likely come with a gradual drop in the...

Grassley Decrying Bond Subsidies
March 5, 2010 WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Grassley is opposing the expanded bond provisions included in the jobs bill the House passed...

House Bill Offers Bond Boost
March 4, 2010 WASHINGTON — The House yesterday approved a revised jobs bill that would allow issuers selling four types of tax-credit...

Levin Becomes Acting Chair of House Ways & Means Committee
March 4, 2010 WASHINGTON - Following the embattled Rep. Charles Rangel’s “leave of absence” from the chairmanship of the...

If Rep. Rangel’s Out, Who’s In?
March 3, 2010 WASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel’s resignation as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday fueled...

Rangel Temporarily Steps Down
March 3, 2010 WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., announced this morning that he will be...

SEC, IRS to Cooperate More Closely on Muni Matters
March 2, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday they have agreed to work together...

ABA, NABL Attorneys Seek Changes to Solid-Waste Rules
March 1, 2010 Two groups of tax attorneys last week urged the Treasury Department to modify its proposed regulations on bond-financed...

House Panel Admonishes Rangel Over Trips; Chairmanship in Doubt
February 26, 2010 An ethics report finding that House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel violated congressional gift rules is the...

Senators Explain Their Bill
February 25, 2010 WASHINGTON — Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Judd Gregg, R-N.H., said they included provisions to halt the issuance of...