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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Native American Tribes are working their way through Congressional committees looking for support on legislation that would allow the tribes to issue municipal bonds using the same rules as state governments.
February 24 -
The Senate move provides an alternative pathway towards a final budget agreement as the House wrestles with an approach that could include key tax policy changes for the muni market.
February 21 -
Some analysts believe that the muni market will ultimately be insulated from any changes in tax status because of the benefit it already provides.
February 20 -
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works begins the process of untangling the bureaucratic red tape of permitting to speed the pace of infrastructure improvements and housing initiatives which often leverages bond proceeds.
February 19 -
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declined to rule out tapping public money to renovate RFK Stadium to lure the NFL's Washington Commanders back to the city, though Council members are divided on the plan.
February 18 -
With questions and analysis still swirling around a deadly crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, concerns arise about enplanement levels, traffic patterns, and credit ratings affecting the region's major airports.
February 14 -
As Congress begins hammering out the budget resolutions that will shape the country's fiscal future, muni lobbyists double down on efforts to keep the tax-exemption in place.
February 13 -
The rising costs of federal debt, an impending budget showdown, and Congressional turmoil is highlighting the complex relationship between Treasury securities and municipal bonds.
February 13 -
Audit activity in the municipal market ebbs and flows with the IRS budget.
February 11 -
Both houses of the Virginia state government have advanced budget bills that include rebates to taxpayers from surpluses fattened by federal funding and robust tax collections, a trend that concerns policy experts.
February 7
