Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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As the Senate Finance Committee works on the the reconciliation puzzle, attorneys, accountants, and doctors are lobbying for keeping the pass-through exemptions that provide a workaround to the cap on state and local taxes in place.
June 16 -
If passed it would untangle sections of the tax code that limits the use of Low-Income Housing Tax credits by Native American tribal governments.
June 13 -
The California High Speed Rail Authority said state funds and a potential public-private partnership would be able to cover the initial Central Valley segment.
June 13 -
The tribal movement toward energy independence through renewable-powered microgrid projects has been slowed, if not stalled, by shifting political winds.
June 13 -
Hospital spreads have widened as investors wait to see how the One Big Beautiful Bill will impact providers.
June 12 -
The mayor and city council chair of Washington D.C. are feuding in public over a deal to bring an NFL stadium to the city by leveraging over $1 billion in public financing.
June 12 -
As Congress grinds through the budget reconciliation, fixed income market experts are eyeballing an uncontrolled national debt while dreading a heavy-handed response from the Treasury bond market.
June 12 -
Southeast state governments are among the most dependent on federal Medicaid, SNAP and FEMA funding.
June 12 -
In a Monday special session that went late into the night, the state legislature passed a $66 billion budget that includes a $700 million bonding bill.
June 11 -
The bill would exempt lead service line replacement projects from the IRS' private business use test.
June 11 -
Municipal bond issuers in the state dodged a barrage of bills in this year's legislative session seeking to constrain their debt sales.
June 10 -
The National Association of Bond Lawyers is looking for answers from the Internal Revenue Service regarding a few questions.
June 9 -
Observers say a bankruptcy by Genera PR could complicate the PREPA bankruptcy.
June 6 -
Cities and states have until Aug. 1 to apply for the funds.
June 6 -
The U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs, a healthy clip that counters the president's calls for a rate cut to bolster the labor market.
June 6 -
The upshot of the report by Payden & Rygel's Travis McGahey is that the risk of severe credit deterioration and bond defaults remains low.
June 6 -
"Nobody knows what scoring means," Trump said as the dispute over how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" plays out.
June 5 -
The hard-fought increase to the cap on state and local tax deductions that was instrumental to passing the House GOP tax bill is under fire in the Senate.
June 5 -
Ahead of a 14-3 vote to pass the $7 billion spending plan, concerns were raised about new legislation affecting the city's public safety pension funds.
June 5 -
The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management says the state will have widening deficits starting in fiscal 2026 unless changes are made.
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