Tax reform

Elimination of SALT would raise $1.3 trillion over 10 years to finance personal and corporate tax rate reductions.

Emergency supplemental spending bills for natural disasters often are treated outside the normal budget.

Tax-exempts important, but not enough, infrastructure advocates tell Congress.

The House and Senate need to reconcile their differences and pass a joint budget resolution.

The tax reform plan does not mention munis and market participants would rather see it in writing than have assurances from the White House.

Republicans say they would offset repeal of SALT deduction by increasing the standard deduction.

The same coalition successfully prevented the repeal of the SALT deduction during 1986 tax debate.

As lawmakers mull tax reform and infrastructure, MSRB wants them to understand the value of munis.

Senators, witnesses at hearing debated whether Congress should double or triple the standard deduction.

The bill contains $15.25B in hurricane aid and a 90-day debt ceiling suspension and spending measure.

Legislative package will provide more time for tax reform and pave the way for SLGS sales

The nation's governors detail their tax reform concerns about municipal bonds to lawmakers.

“Everything in the code it going to be looked at,’’ Hatch said during an interview on Fox News.’

“We expect the debt affordability numbers to get worse,’’ said Moody’s Vice President Sarah Carlson.

The House expects to hold committee hearings on tax reform in September.

The full Senate must approve David Kautter for Treasury tax policy post.

Twenty six national organizations led by the National Governors Association submitted a joint letter.

State and local government groups may not have a public opportunity to voice their arguments against eliminating state and local tax deductions.

Mayor warns elimination of the SALT deduction will lead to double taxation.

Mayors and governors are concerned about potential strains on their finances from legislation being drafted without input from Democrats.