Scott Sowers is a reporter based in the Washington, D.C., Bureau where he covers ESG issues, cyber-crime, lobbying, and taxation. Prior to joining The Bond Buyer he freelanced for The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Atlantic writing about real estate. Other areas of expertise include architecture, design, energy, housing policy, automotive, and the utilities.
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Washington D.C.'s Chief Financial Officer is backing the city's Attorney General in defying Congressional action aimed at preventing another tax policy decoupling from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
By Scott SowersMarch 5 -
As the next surface transportation reauthorization bill takes form in Congress, the transit sector is making a case for its slice of the pie and expanding the use of private activity bonds.
By Scott SowersMarch 4 -
Washington, D.C.'s Office of the Chief Financial Officer released a revenue report showing higher than expected tax revenues and a local economy that's struggling.
By Scott SowersMarch 2 -
Native American Tribes get a step closer to issuing more tax-exempt bonds as a bipartisan bill that would boost tax parity moves forward in the House while serving as companion legislation to a Senate version.
By Scott SowersFebruary 27 -
Congressional leadership is dropping hints about the size, scope, and delivery dates of the surface transportation reauthorization bill that will supplant the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By Scott SowersFebruary 26 -
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy doubled down on cutting DEI and climate change related policies amid conjecture about federal funding levels.
By Scott SowersFebruary 25 -
A bill that would change the rules for handling natural disasters is stalled in Congress as county governments grapple with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's regulations.
By Scott SowersFebruary 24 -
The National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties are teaming up with several other local government agencies lobbying Congress over infrastructure funding.
By Scott SowersFebruary 20 -
Financial advisory firm PFM is leveraging its modeling system Synario and partnering with DebtBook, a treasury market accounting software platform.
By Scott SowersFebruary 18 -
The Senate voted to disallow Washington D.C.'s attempt to decouple its tax policy from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as the city's mayor charts more budget challenges in the near future.
By Scott SowersFebruary 12 -
Experts looking at the oncoming effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act predict that states may have to raise taxes on the wealthy or corporations to compensate for rising Medicaid costs.
By Scott SowersFebruary 11 -
By an overwhelming bipartisan majority, the House advanced affordable housing legislation that includes a proposal that's expected to spur mortgage revenue bond issuance.
By Scott SowersFebruary 10 -
State legislatures are taxing revenue generated by sports gambling, as an estimated $1.76 billion was wagered on the Super Bowl, with even more expected to change hands during the March Madness college basketball tournament.
By Scott SowersFebruary 9 -
Kutak Rock warns tax attorneys about the Internal Revenue Service doing compliance checks as opposed to formal audits on certain multifamily bond issues as tax season is expected to add more stress to an understaffed agency.
By Scott SowersFebruary 6 -
Washington D.C. is trying to follow the lead of many states that have decoupled their tax policy from the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but Congress is signaling disapproval which would result in a budget shortage.
By Scott SowersFebruary 4 -
Native American Tribes are working from a disadvantage in bond sales due to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations that force them to register public market issuances, which raises costs.
By Scott SowersFebruary 3 -
The White House releases a report that leans into ending state income tax while tax experts question the math used to make the case.
By Scott SowersFebruary 2 -
Mayors across the country are taking closer looks at data center deals as a way to pay for the infrastructure they require.
By Scott SowersJanuary 30 -
The District of Columbia deals will bring a mix of new money and refunding bonds with a variable-rate component.
By Scott SowersJanuary 30 -
Public finance advocates are trying to interpret mixed signals about plans to pass a major reconciliation bill that could put the threat to the tax-exempt status of munis back on the table.
By Scott SowersJanuary 28

















