Elections

The Tax Cuts and Job Act will be up for renewal by the winners of the next election cycle

Extending the tax, which expires at the end of 2025, would raise billions of dollars for transportation projects in the nation's fourth-largest county.

Mayor David Holt says the city and its NBA team can replace the Paycom Center with a bigger facility without raising taxes.

Chicago voters picked Brandon Johnson — a Cook County Board Commissioner, former teacher, and Chicago Teachers' Union organizer — as their next mayor.

Paul Vallas, a former city budget director and public schools chief, and Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner and teachers' union organizer were the two top vote-getters in Tuesday's election sending them to an April runoff.

The Bond Buyer's senior regional reporters hold a roundtable discussion on the midterm elections. Caitlin Devitt, Yvette Shields, Karen Pierog, Keeley Webster and Thomas Nocera talk about implications for the municipal bond market. Chip Barnett moderates. (30 minutes)

It appears to have been a good time to request bonds as most of the largest issues were approved.

The $2.1 billion project could appear on the May 2023 ballot if the Tempe City Council approves it and potential petition drives launched to require voter approval are successful.

We'll be up early Wednesday covering Tuesday's elections.

Incumbent Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. will face Sen. Kurt Vialet in a gubernatorial general election in November.

The initiative would have raised income taxes on affluent Californians to benefit local health departments.

Republicans contend the $1.9 trillion injection of cash sparked inflation while Democrats say it saved lives and a collapsing economy.

Republicans, who argue pandemic aid is partly to blame for inflation, have said the large aid packages came with too few guardrails.

San Antonio and Fort Worth voters approved bonds, while a few school districts stumbled, particularly with projects unrelated to academics.

A bill to prevent tax-exempt financing of professional sports stadiums may become part of a larger tax bill, as further discussions to revive some muni provisions may begin this year.

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin would be the first LGBTQ California state controller.

The measure is a response to long-time criticism of ballot titles and summaries crafted by the California Attorney General's office.

One-shot federal aid and pending labor contracts require budgetary diligence, Scott Stringer says.

Following the departure of Devin Nunes as the top Republican slated to succeed the retiring Kevin Brady on the Ways and Means Committee, several Republicans have begun campaigning for the top spot, which could hold considerable influence over the municipal bond industry if Republicans take the House in 2022.

Michelle Wu's election was an exception at the local level as voters rejected hard-left candidates and initiatives.