The Bond Buyer took the pulse of municipal bond market pros to see what they are doing and advising in the midst of the volatility driven by President Trump's shifting tariff policies.

The top 25 state and local pension funds alone have seen the value of their public equities investments drop by a total of nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars in 2025, with roughly $169 billion of those losses coming during the four trading days that followed the Trump administration's April 2 announcement on global tariffs, a think tank said Wednesday.

Some congressional Republicans are concerned taxpayers aren't getting a good return on their investment in transit, as lawmakers gear up for work on a new transportation bill.

Stocks surged moments after Trump's announcement of the 90-day pause for most countries on high tariffs he announced last week that have roiled markets.

The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act is reintroduced in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support to increase the development of affordable housing by leveraging private activity bonds and loosening restriction on Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

Municipal market advocates believe it won't take many muni bond "champions" to protect the financing tool.

Midwest market participants and researchers say the loss of the municipal bond tax exemption could cost the region's many smaller issuers market access.

A new law increasing the bond authorization responds to federal pressures and increased anticipated prison construction costs.

Airport executives pushed lawmakers for streamlined funding, a boost in the passenger facility charge, and preserving tax-exempt bonds.

Washington, D.C.'s ability to spend the money in its approved budget remains in doubt as a congressional recess looms, though President Trump signaled support.