Finance, investment and tax-related legislation

The country's digital divide and ailing water infrastructure would see boosts in bipartisan infrastructure bill up for House vote as soon as Monday.

Citi's muni strategy group had worried that a proposed 3% surcharge in the reconciliation bill would apply to tax-exempt interest, but now feels differently.

The House is expected to approve a stopgap funding measure that suspends the debt ceiling and marks one of several partisan showdowns ahead of the looming fiscal year-end.

Tax exempt coupon income may be included in a proposed 3% high income surcharge in the reconciliation bill, Citi says

The EPA would be responsible for administering the new grant program, should it become reality.

Congress should pass legislation that would allow Home Loan banks to backstop deposits by local governments at commercial banks and lower the cost of bond financing, two mayors argue.

Tourism represents 17% of Hawaii's economy.

The additional revenue from permanently increasing the top individual tax rate to 39.6% from the current 37% would help pay for a temporary two-year suspension of the SALT cap.

Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.

While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.