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If the workarounds states are using by creating charitable foundations as a way to pay property taxes or state and local income taxes are legal, Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone said it’s up to Congress to decide whether to end them.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

Municipal supply slacks off this week as bond yields continue to inch higher.

Those involved with financing such entities need to go beyond labels, and fully understand the facts that impact eligibility.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) grew to 110.72 in October from a downwardly revised 110.39 in September.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in October as the non-manufacturing index slid to 60.3 from 61.6 in September.

Voters across America will be asked to approve over $75 billion of bonds in hundreds of state and local bond elections on Tuesday. Find out where the biggest requests are — and what they aim to finance.

The muni market was weaker again Friday, as yields followed Treasurys higher after government data showed strong job growth.

Puerto Rico granted $521 million in tax credits over the last seven months.

Moody's Investors Service boosted the city to B2 from Caa3 and assigned a positive outlook.

The IRS announcement of an advisory committee shuffle has some lawyers nervous.

An appellate court denied a request to reconsider an August ruling that effectively ended a long-running appeal of the county's Chapter 9 case.

Public finance cases represented 3% of the SEC's enforcement actions the past fiscal year.

The state Supreme Court upheld the use of state lottery funds for charter schools.

The muni market continued its recent trend of weakening everyday, while the October labor data was strong, with nonfarm payrolls jumping to 250,000 versus the expected number of 190,000.

Supporters of two higher education bond referendums say they will improve student recruitment and tackle the state's workforce challenges.

New York City purchasing managers reported that employment reached another record high level in October.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, inched up to 4.26% from 4.25% the week before.

New Jersey Transit delays Tuesday caused by a stuck 108-year-old bridge demonstrate the need for the Gateway project, backers say.

Dominion Energy said its management offer can be structured to preserve Santee Cooper’s tax-exempt status.