- Maryland
Triple-A rated Maryland is planning to competitively sell up to $1.268 billion of general obligation bonds on March 4, according to the state treasurer's office.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 27 -
Congress should pass a short-term transportation bill by mid-March so that the construction season can be as robust as possible, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said Thursday.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 26 -
The House on Tuesday passed a bill that expands 529 college savings plans.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 25 -
Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., and Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., are asking their colleagues to sign a letter urging House leaders to support the tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 24 -
Repealing the tax exemption for private-activity bonds would provide revenue to help pay for lowering corporate tax rates, a Congressional Research Service specialist testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 24 - Washington
Recent trends in the public pension arena "are not all gloom and doom," as most cities' pension funding ratios appear to have stabilized since the low point in 2010, Merritt Research Services said in a recent report.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 23 - Washington
The debate over the appropriate amount of public funding for professional sports facilities has been reignited in part because of growing revenue in the sports market, according to a report from Wells Fargo Securities.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable private-letter ruling to an issuer who planned to issue governmental and private-activity bonds to finance improvements to water facilities.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 18 -
The Conroe Industrial Development Corporation in Texas has requested a settlement under the Internal Revenue Service's voluntary closing agreement program to resolve a tax violation relating to bonds it issued in 2008 and 2012.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 17 -
A tax-reform agreement has to be done by the end of the summer or it will not happen during this Congress, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said Friday.
By Naomi JagodaFebruary 13