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Glenn Lee is warning the city government of a $21.6 million drop in year-to -date collections and a grim financial forecast of years to come due to falling employment levels.

The Trump administration wants to shed federal office space, and bonds backed by those leases are feeling the heat.

Lobbying efforts to keep the muni tax exemption in place is boiling down to convincing select members of the House Ways and Means Committee about the value of munis in financing local infrastructure projects.

It marks a major step forward for the long-stalled high-speed train project between Dallas and Houston.

The House moves the ball forward in the budget battle with an approved plan as public finance leaders lay out the strategy for saving the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds which provides a tempting target for lawmakers searching for ways to pay for promised tax cuts.

The Senate hearing comes as lawmakers start to shape the next surface transportation bill.

The House now needs to negotiate a final budget resolution with the Senate, whose leaders have said they want to make the TCJA permanent.

Bond lawyers want to make sure their voices are heard as Congress moves toward critical votes on tax policy.

The unpredictable nature of legislating leads most to holding off on disclosure changes until a bill becomes a law.

The Senate move provides an alternative pathway towards a final budget agreement as the House wrestles with an approach that could include key tax policy changes for the muni market.