Tax

The city of Olathe and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas, signaled support for a state bond plan to move the team from Missouri.

State legislatures are taxing revenue generated by sports gambling, as an estimated $1.76 billion was wagered on the Super Bowl, with even more expected to change hands during the March Madness college basketball tournament.

Kutak Rock warns tax attorneys about the Internal Revenue Service doing compliance checks as opposed to formal audits on certain multifamily bond issues as tax season is expected to add more stress to an understaffed agency.

A Massachusetts bill would authorize special obligation bonds to finance upgrades to the state's public university, school, and college campuses.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who has lobbied for a wealth tax, told lawmakers their draft proposal needs work.

An Indiana bill would address some concerns that were raised around 2025's Senate Enrolled Act 1, which created questions about local government credit quality.

Native American Tribes are working from a disadvantage in bond sales due to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations that force them to register public market issuances, which raises costs.

The White House releases a report that leans into ending state income tax while tax experts question the math used to make the case.

Wells Fargo Securities will price for the Chicago Transit Authority $575 million of first and second lien sales tax receipts bonds on Thursday, Feb. 5.

Mayors across the country are taking closer looks at data center deals as a way to pay for the infrastructure they require.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a statewide sales tax as part of his plan to deal with a budget deficit brought on by declining oil revenues.

Hamilton City Schools blames state funding formula changes and property tax reforms for a fiscal emergency that has prompted school closures and deep cuts.

The heads of the southern California ports recounted 2025's wins and losses during separate State of the Port speeches this month.

After Mayor Brandon Johnson split the city's $260 million advance pension payment, more than 30 aldermen introduced a resolution calling for a special hearing.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit's moratorium on new debt issuance comes as voters in five of its 13 member cities will decide whether to withdraw from the agency.

Major cuts to property tax revenue could push cities and counties to turn to less stable forms of revenue like sales taxes, analysts say.

A plan before county commissioners to put a 0.625% permanent sales tax on the April ballot to complete a bond-financed jail project failed to advance.

Native American Tribes are culling through new rules from the U.S. Treasury Department that could boost economic development.

Governors plan to cut taxes and expand school vouchers across many of the Midwest's Republican-led states in fiscal year 2027.

The state's Democratic governor and Republican-controlled legislature are at odds over how much to conform with federal tax changes enacted last year.