Tax

The growth in March tax collections reported by the states was less robust than a year earlier.

Lawmakers resurrected a bill vetoed by Gov. Brad Little after amending it to remove a clause that jeopardized a transportation bond deal.

The Investing in Our Communities Act, introduced by House members Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Ruppersberger, D-Md., would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding.

The House and Senate differ in their approaches to lowering property taxes by billions of dollars as the state anticipates a record budget surplus.

Sen. Susan Collins introduced the SALT Deduction Fairness Act last week, the latest effort to restore a full income tax deduction for state and local taxes.

The state approved further cuts next year with provisions for possible additional cuts annually, starting in 2025, paving the way for the elimination of the personal income tax.

Passing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act could boost housing bond issuance.

The bill, introduced in the House by Rep. George Santos, R-NY, is one of three currently circling around Congress that would lift the state and local tax deduction.

The rating agency said it could upgrade the state's ratings over a two-year period if recent healthy fund balances are maintained.

The co-founder of the public finance practice at the firm that still bears his name has died at 96. He helped set the firms on its path to success.