Ongoing work to potentially simplify the new issue disclosure submission process and discussion of dealer supervisory obligations will be among topics on deck at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's upcoming quarterly board meeting.

As Republicans hash out their promised tax package, the debate over the bill's scoring method carries implications for tax-exempt municipal bonds.

The agency's figures represent the most actions filed in their respective periods since at least 2000.

The Maryland Department of Transportation moves to shore up its debt service while funding bridge repairs, airport modernization, and rail improvements with a $21.2 billion budget commitment.

The bill, which would enact on the federal level similar pro-gun legislation adopted by many Republican states, has gained 21 co-sponsors, including Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.

Some observers say Jenniffer González Colón, who took office in January, may be more open to compromise with Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders.

The state House and Senate announced their spending plans for the upcoming biennium, including funding to continue and increase 2023's state-funded tax cut.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reported total net assets of $67 million for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024, up 14% from a year earlier.

President Trump's executive order calling for pausing funds flowing from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act caught the transportation sector off guard.

The county would hold a special election for a sales tax to provide more funds to build and operate a bond-financed jail project that faces rising costs.

A record-breaking year for bond issuance will likely be followed by another strong year for munis even as the threat of ending the tax-exempt status appears in writing within the halls of Congress.

From threats to the tax exemption to state budget challenges and tariffs to insurance risks, this year is already shaping up to be the previous one's equal in sheer excitement.

Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and local sources and more RTA control.

The tax exemption appears to be in realistic danger as House Republicans seek to offset the cost of extending the Trump tax cuts.

The House document outlining potential policy changes focuses heavily on the healthcare sector to generate savings.

Dr. Shawn Wilson, former Louisiana Transportation Secretary, discusses the transformative Calcasieu Bridge project, lessons from public-private partnerships, and how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is reshaping U.S. infrastructure development.

While Texas is forecasting a big budget balance, fiscal boom times are ebbing for it and other Southwest states amid tax cuts and depleted federal funding.

Unfortunately, a vocal minority believes eliminating the longstanding tax exemption on local, state, and municipal bonds is one way to pay for extending tax cuts.

Sources on the Hill indicate that whatever gets cut will come from that list. But that doesn't mean that everything on the list is going to get cut.

As the Trump administration fills out it cabinet positions, advocates for housing affordability are feeling hopeful but cautious.