Scott Sowers

The Washington, D.C., City Council missed a deadline to approve a plan to build a $3.7 billion NFL stadium as supporters emerge touting the financial structure of the deal.

"Most states do not expect to be able to keep key roads and bridges to a state of good repair," said David Draine, principal officer, public sector, retirement systems for the Pew Charitable Trusts. 

The House Appropriations Committee kicks things off with markups of three infrastructure-related funding bills this week, including transportation.

Most states have already enacted their budgets for the fiscal year as the effects of Medicaid restrictions and tax policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill are being analyzed and raising concern.

Moody's has downwardly revised the outlook for Baltimore's issuer rating and several classes of bonds due to a trend of declining fund balance levels in a city dependent on a major international shipping port.

Housing advocates are celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill for the boost in Low Income Housing Tax Credits which is projected to boost the use of private activity bonds.

As the Senate-approved version of the reconciliation bill bounces back to the House, the SALT caucus that was key to its passage takes a look at SALT provision changes.

Reduced ridership, political backlash, and zero-fare agencies are challenging transit system finances.

The Senate advanced the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through a procedural vote, opening the legislation for debate followed by Monday's vote-a-rama.

Working out the differences between the Senate and House budget bills might result in lawmakers reaching for ways to pay for extending tax cuts and finance new programs which could put tax-exempt munis back on the negotiating table.

A change in leadership at the Government Finance Officers Association comes on the heels of an all-time record membership level.

Senator Joni Ernest has reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act, long- simmering bipartisan legislation backed by the CDFA and BDA.

Attorneys and muni advocates are concerned as the Senate reviews the budget reconciliation process against the "Byrd Rule."

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to withhold federal funds from states judged to be in noncompliance with the Trump administration's immigration policies.

The Internal Revenue Service and the University of Rhode Island appear to have settled an inquiry by the agency regarding the tax status of higher education facility revenue bonds issued in 2018.

Housing advocates are cheering the Senate's embrace of expanding Low Income Housing Tax Credits which ensures a volume increase and reduces a key bond threshold test.

As the Senate Finance Committee works on the the reconciliation puzzle, attorneys, accountants, and doctors are lobbying for keeping the pass-through exemptions that provide a workaround to the cap on state and local taxes in place.

If passed it would untangle sections of the tax code that limits the use of Low-Income Housing Tax credits by Native American tribal governments.

The mayor and city council chair of Washington D.C. are feuding in public over a deal to bring an NFL stadium to the city by leveraging over $1 billion in public financing.

As Congress grinds through the budget reconciliation, fixed income market experts are eyeballing an uncontrolled national debt while dreading a heavy-handed response from the Treasury bond market.