Tax

An initiative that would create a separate property tax assessment system for non-residential properties qualified for the 2020 ballot.

Recently announced streamlining and rumored budget cuts and layoffs at SIFMA are causing market participants to worry about its commitment to municipal securities.

County Executive Steven Bellone of Suffolk County, N.Y. is among those who have asked to speak at a Nov. 5 public hearing.

The Build Illinois bonds still carry single-A to double-A ratings, even after rating cuts tied to the state's overall fiscal woes.

Groups active in the muni market are spending millions of dollars to influence policy and elect candidates, records show.

More than 100 local governments around the state will ask their voters to approve tax measures in November.

Thursday is the deadline for sending comments to the IRS on its proposal to prevent taxpayers from avoiding the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions that Congress enacted last December.

GFOA's Emily Brock discusses whether tax reform was a game changer for municipal bonds.

Changes in tax rates made mutual funds, not banks, the main driver of demand on the long end. The change has had the effect of pushing yields on long-term munis higher.

Opponents say passage of Amendment 5 in November would threaten Florida’s ability to fund state priorities and its triple-A ratings.