Property taxes

The legislature, which returns to respond to recent floods, could also take up bills to curb local property taxes, including bills aimed at bond issuance.

Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that takes effect Sept. 1.

Indiana's Senate Enrolled Act 1 raises questions about local income tax-backed bonds, appearing to lack protections for bondholders as currently written.

Municipal bond issuers in the state dodged a barrage of bills in this year's legislative session seeking to constrain their debt sales.

Some bills seeking to restrain local government debt issuance are still alive as the Texas Legislature's 2025 session heads towards its home stretch.

The $839.5 million Harris County Hospital District bond sale will tap $2.5 billion of voter-approved debt authorization for a $3.2 billion expansion project.

Legislation would overhaul Dallas Area Rapid Transit's financial structure in a way that could impact outstanding debt and derail bonds for Austin light rail.

The law Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed earlier this month will make it harder for local governments and school districts to issue bonds.

The Ohio House's proposed cap on school districts' carryover balances at 30% of their annual operating costs has drawn praise and criticism.

Mayor John Whitmire said phased-in funding under an agreement with plaintiffs who successfully sued the city will help address a budget shortfall.

A city-created corporation plans to issue bonds for the mass transit project, paid off with a voter-approved hike in the maintenance and operations property tax.

Moody's is the latest rating agency to warn about a budget squeeze for Texas schools, which have been prolific issuers of voter-approved bonds in recent years.

Texas officials are eying ways to protect a massive state-funded school property tax cut from being eroded by local bond issues and tax increases.

The study comes as the city faces a growing structural budget deficit and shrinking reserves that led to negative bond rating outlooks.

A recent Texas Supreme Court decision will force the city to increase the amount of property tax revenue allocated to a dedicated drainage and street fund.

Connecticut's governor proposed a new public finance tool as part of a broad plan to improve the state's resiliency against extreme weather and climate change.

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.

A new law and constitutional amendment will restrict how fast property tax bills can rise on homestead properties, impacting local governments.

The central Texas city of Clyde said it issued tax and revenue anticipation notes with a 9.5% interest rate to repay its insurers after an Aug. 1 bond default.

The challenge to the 2022 approval of bonds for a PACE program could "catastrophically undermine" the finality of all Florida bond validations, the agency said.