Attorneys

Turmoil and turnover at the Internal Revenue Service is causing headaches for bond attorneys attempting to comply with audits or searching for answers about complex public finance issues.

The appelate ruling in favor of the San Juan Unified School District helps clarify what districts can finance under the state laws governing bond elections.

Sanchez cited affordable housing and "project-based" types of transactions as areas "where we are seeing … lawyers more openly engaging in structuring that might be problematic." 

Changes in how Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are awarded has bond attorneys searching for answers in government offices that have been hollowed out through layoffs and retirements.

A judge sentenced Randy Miller to six years in prison and his son, Chad Miller, to five years. They had pleaded guilty to fraud stemming from a bond sale.

Maryland's comptroller reports the state is projecting a $189 million drop in general fund revenue due to the unfolding effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which could result in the state decoupling from federal tax laws.

The mega-mall's investors will receive their second payment since the reserve fund ran dry in 2022.

The hire comes as more BAM clients are considering public-private partnership financing structures.

The Trump administration's immigration policies are "undermining the country's ability to build infrastructure and construction programs," the Associated General Contractors of America said.

With Congress back in session the lobbying for infrastructure funding is heating up.