Tax

School districts dominate the list of 64 issuers seeking $11.2 billion of debt authority.

The next five weeks will determine the fate of first-year governor J.B. Pritzker's proposals for the fiscally troubled state.

Lower gas prices, remote working, easy driving and new competition from ride-share companies are taking slices of the pie.

In the coming months bond lawyers expect numerous municipal governments to issue new bonds to support investments in Opportunity Zones.

A higher state sales tax would be used to help fund public schools, in connection with a cap on local property taxes.

The full state Senate will weigh Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to ask voters to approve a graduated tax system after it cleared a committee.

A fourth audit in two months fuels the perception that the IRS has launched an enforcement initiative involving the island territory.

Virginia and Florida and other states are responding to complaints about using tolls to pay for costly road improvements.

Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.

“State, local governments and their constituents need Congressional help," BDA said in new testimony.

Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan includes $447 million of revenue from proposed income tax rate hikes for the highest earners.

Undersupply and demand for the muni exemption in high tax states are expected to help municipal bonds outperform in the second quarter.

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Stephen Moore for details about reports that he owes more than $75,000 in taxes and failed to pay more than $300,000 in alimony and child support.

The state collected $2.6 billion, a 9% increase over the same month of 2018, said State Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

A 2018 high court decision has been positive for state and local government budgets, but not as much a boost as some of the estimates had predicted.

Indianapolis and Marion County have tapped a new revenue pledge to back more than $600 million of bonds

The market appeared to move after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a rate structure for his graduated state income tax proposal.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s second proposed budget relies on tax increases to fund his policy initiatives.

Small holders are disproportionately impacted by the way the restructuring was conducted, said Glenn Ryhanych of BlueList Partners.

Municipal bond issuance jumped 29.2% in February, and may climb further as the initial effects of the 2017 tax act fade.