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The new legislation does not include a SALT cap adjustment, though some lawmakers had been holding out for one.

Interest rates and federal elections hang heavy over the industry and municipal analysts believe certain muni sectors or subsectors will experience credit deterioration.

The chamber is once again refusing Gov. Kevin Stitt's call to pass an income tax cut during a special session.

A broad coalition of organizations representing issuers is seizing this moment, as Congress considers spending legislation, to advocate for key muni market priorities.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has put out a request for competitive sealed proposals from financial advisory firms as it gears up for capital projects.

Opponents of the state's capital gains tax will turn their efforts to a repeal ballot initiative following rejection by the high court.

The Republican governor is trying once again to focus lawmakers' attention on cutting income taxes during a special session set to begin Jan. 29.

As double-digit revenue growth comes to an end, Southwest governors are crafting budgets to deal with the new normal.

Office sectors in some Southwest cities, including Houston, are stressed due to elevated vacancy rates that may lower assessed values and property tax revenue.

The state of Illinois is preparing to issue $600 million in new Build Illinois junior sales tax revenue bonds next week.

Advance refunding, SALT, and the possibility of Low Income Housing Tax Credit all have at least some chance of a day in the sun in late 2024.

States have taken a wide variety of approaches to their uses of pandemic aid.

Republican Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer pressured the Federal Highway Administrator to stop the state's tolling plan for highways in the Portland area.

A project to build a new arena for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder will move forward after voters approved the extension of a sales tax.

A constitutional amendment approved by Texas voters Nov. 7 will reduce public school property taxes, leaving the state to make up for the revenue reduction.

More than one out of every 100 residents who pay income taxes left the Empire State during the pandemic in 2020, according to report released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. And, while slowing, the trend hasn't stopped.

Cities and states are eligible to apply for the program, which gives eligible solar and wind facilities in low-income areas increased investment tax credits of 10% or 20%.

High interest rates are exposing both challenges and opportunities.

A new law creates a commission to recommend changes to address rising property tax bills and ensure the system is sustainable for local governments and school districts.

Flush with bond authorization from the Nov. 7 election, officials are formulating issuance plans, while Colorado's governor called lawmakers back to session after a property tax cut measure was defeated by voters.