Scott Sowers

Moody's Ratings announced a stable rating outlook for Washington, D.C., good news for a city reeling from federal job cuts and gearing up for a mayoral race.

The authority that runs the Dulles airport plans bond sales and public private partnerships to keep the facility competitive amid Trump administration interest.

The IRS has sent a material event notice to the Hennepin Schools Building Company regarding the tax-exempt status of revenue bonds issued in 2021based on the non-filing of IRS form 990.

The Virginia state legislature is weighing financial gains for local governments against billions of dollars in lost tax revenue and growing homeowner opposition to data centers.

Muriel Bowser turned in her final budget proposal as the Mayor of Washington D.C. which aims at closing a budget gap by bypassing raises in salaries and cuts to social programs.

Credit ratings agencies, consultants and budget analysts are beginning to calculate, costs, risks, and remedies associated with cuts to Medicaid prescribed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

A second budget reconciliation bill is moving closer to reality, creating a mixed bag of challenges and opportunities for the municipal bond market.

As Congress returns to Washington in the next few weeks thoughts will turn to a problematic reconciliation bill, a housing bill close to completion and a farm bill facing serious challenges.

President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion for the military, while cutting FEMA's budget, privatizing the TSA, and increasing transportation funding.

A presidential address does nothing to quell the price of crude oil as states are now calculating the effects of rising fuel prices on their tax revenues.

The Trump administration has helped usher cryptocurrency more into the mainstream as more states pass laws enabling them to invest and issue bonds backed by digital currency.

Despite Congress' already long to-do list, factions in the Senate and House are posturing for the possibility of a second reconciliation bill that offers possibilities and threats for the muni market.

Rep. Sam Graves, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman and supporter of tax-exempt munis announced he will join several other Republican Congressmen by not seeking reelection in November.

Guessing what may happen as Congress pounds away on a surface transportation reauthorization bill has not rattled credit ratings so far, but a key deadline could slip.

Overall rainy-day fund capacity for U.S. states fell in fiscal year 2025 for the first time since the World Financial Crisis as more states look at tapping reserves.

A fatal crash and closure at New York's LaGuardia Airport adds to the list of transportation hurdles that includes a jump in jet fuel prices, and travel delays due to a lapse in TSA funding.

As rising fuel prices make headlines, more states are eyeing suspending their gas tax rules while concerns rise about the beleaguered Highway Trust Fund.

The MINT Act, which would enable Federal Home Loan Bank members to issue tax exempt bonds is working its way through committees in both House and Senate.

Congressional leaders are plotting out plans to land the surface transportation reauthorization before a September deadline.

The Senate approved the ROAD to Housing Act which will raise the public welfare investment cap, a move that should increase bond issuance.