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.
-
Knowing where to focus won't be easy among the numerous issues in play.
June 21 -
The Advance Act is expected to shorten the timeline for project approvals
June 20 -
Undersubscribed funding opportunities are blocked by regulation.
June 18 -
Interest on out of state municipal bonds will now be taxable.
June 13 -
Many issuers are trying to understand rating agency methodology changes that could affect more than a third of them.
June 11 -
Dual threats of lawsuits and loss of investors loom over calling the bonds.
June 10 -
The saga dating back to last year appears to be concluded with a settlement.
June 4 -
The American Public Transportation Association is looking for $42.5 billion in rail funding.
June 3 -
The first chip in the state's triple-A crown comes ahead of plans to competitively auction $1.2 billion of general obligation bonds next week.
May 31 -
The proposal to tax interest on out-of-district municipal bonds is a revenue-raising measure, though its path forward is far from certain.
May 30
