Trump presidency

State legislators are prepping for a coming storm of budget turmoil caused by shifting Medicaid policy as the era of historic tax cuts appears to be ending.

Two House municipal finance caucus members are running for Senate next year.

Pres. Donald Trump is moving forward with plans to beautify Washington, D.C. by tasking Congress to find $2 billion dollars to improve city infrastructure while also threatening to rescind federal funds from efforts to rebuild the tolled Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Streamlining federal permitting and partnering with state DOTs are among the priorities for the next surface transportation bill.

"It's time for this boondoggle to die," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

From elite universities to rural hospitals and ports, federal actions are shifting the muni credit landscape. IR+M's Wesly Pate explains how buy-side firms are reacting.

"Nobody knows what scoring means," Trump said as the dispute over how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" plays out.

The bullet train's delays and cost overruns amount to a material project change and event of default under the federal-state agreement, the FRA said.

The Senate will likely revise the House bill, which left tax-exempt bonds untouched after months of speculation.

A deal on the state and local tax deduction cap remained elusive as of Monday morning.

The full legislative package could land on the House floor as soon as next week.

The order comes as the question of whether the administration has the authority to withhold federal funds plays out in court.

Moody's Ratings cut the issuer rating for the District of Columbia to Aa1 with a negative outlook, which the city CFO blames on federal workforce reductions and weakness in the commercial real estate market.

As the municipal bond community rallies around protecting the tax-exempt status of munis, alternative viewpoints emerge for why it should be eliminated.

Congress leaves town for a two-week recess without settling a financial dispute with the District of Columbia over which budget they are allowed to use as the mayor's financial team announces plans to exercise a 2009 law that will boost a supplemental budget by 6%.

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee announced a new bill that would restore the power of applying tariffs back to Congress amidst accusations of market manipulation and political ineptitude by the Trump administration.

The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act is reintroduced in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support to increase the development of affordable housing by leveraging private activity bonds and loosening restriction on Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

The immediate effect of tariffs is expected to manifest in the country's ports, which was the only sector of infrastructure to earn a "B" grade in the ASCE's Report Card.

As the market absorbs the effects of the tariff rollout industry analysts are predicting a heavy dose of uncertainty in several key sectors of the municipal bond market.

Seventeen states now allow or are considering legislation that allows reserve funds to be invested into cryptocurrency while sixteen are moving towards allowing crypto investments in their pension funds.