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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Stronger-than-expected economic numbers could boost bond issuance.
By Scott SowersJanuary 26 -
The troubled P3 project has been behind schedule and over budget.
By Scott SowersJanuary 24 -
SEC Muni Office Chief Dave Sanchez gave issuer officials some updates on implementation of the transparency law.
By Scott SowersJanuary 23 -
The rulemaking board is prepping for a machine-readable future.
By Scott SowersJanuary 22 -
A broad coalition of organizations representing issuers is seizing this moment, as Congress considers spending legislation, to advocate for key muni market priorities.
By Scott SowersJanuary 19 -
The MSRB board member has joined the Institute's public finance team.
By Scott SowersJanuary 18 -
A bill with House and Senate support would change LIHTC bond requirements
By Scott SowersJanuary 17 -
"I believe policy is set properly," Waller said. "It is restrictive and should continue to put downward pressure on demand to allow us to continue to see moderate inflation readings."
By Scott SowersJanuary 16 -
A January 29th IRS deadline could spur tax legislation
By Scott SowersJanuary 11 -
The Senate Budget Committee gave municipal bonds center stage Wednesday.
By Scott SowersJanuary 10 -
Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu is out of that position to join Joe Biden's campaign staff.
By Scott SowersJanuary 9 -
A new proposal would establish a fund for maintenance while precluding new bond issuance.
By Scott SowersJanuary 3 -
Arbitrage is in play, IRS budget boost is uncertain, stepped-up enforcement concerns remain
By Scott SowersJanuary 3 -
The regulator is looking for three tech savvy compliance experts.
By Scott SowersJanuary 2 -
Advance refunding, SALT, and the possibility of Low Income Housing Tax Credit all have at least some chance of a day in the sun in late 2024.
By Scott SowersDecember 29 -
States have taken a wide variety of approaches to their uses of pandemic aid.
By Scott SowersDecember 19 -
Administering Covid relief funds was hampered by communication hurdles
By Scott SowersDecember 18 -
Over a billion dollars of project revenue bonds would support the project
By Scott SowersDecember 15 -
Governor Youngkin announced a proposal to move the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards out of D.C.'s Capital One Arena to Virginia.
By Scott SowersDecember 13 -
Policy ideas for creating more affordable housing have the potential to impact public finance.
By Scott SowersDecember 7


















