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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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 -
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority plans to refund about $400 million and sell $429 million of new money for its capital construction program.
May 30 -
Over $15 million in utility revenue bonds have been called into question.
May 28 -
Rating agencies approve of AI-managed infrastructure and trading desks are automating.
May 22 -
A strong tax collection season combined with compromise to seal the deal in a special session.
May 20 -
Possible solutions include managed lanes, EV mileage fees, and higher registration fees.
May 17 -
President Biden promises the Feds will pay to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
May 15 -
High speed passenger rail line leveraging $3 billion in DOT grants
May 15 -
The budgetary process has been marked by political fights between the governor and the general assembly.
May 10 -
"The Maryland SmartBuy program is designed to help first-time home buyers who have student loan obligations qualify for acquisition financing under the Maryland Mortgage Program," said the CFO of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
May 9 -
Immigration effects in municipalities are seen as pros and cons
May 8 -
The Build America Bureau has $100 million in grants available over the next five years for public entities doing pre-development work to structure public private partnerships for transportation and transit-oriented development projects.
May 2 -
The Virginia Resources Authority and the Virginia Housing Development Authority have deals on tap while gilt-edged Delaware is selling its GO debt.
April 29 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is looking for feedback on disclosure requirements related to infrastructure projects.
April 26 -
The Basel III Endgame proposal to restructure capital holding levels comes under fire.
April 19
