News and Political Intel on Federal Infrastructure Legislation
Event Recap: BDA Hosts Public Finance Leadership Roundtable and Muni Advocacy Fly-In
Last week, the BDA hosted a Public Finance Leadership Roundtable in Washington, DC hosted by Quarles and Brady. The event featured robust discussion on timely public finance topics with senior[…]
Read moreDC Update: Sweeping Muni Legislation Introduced in House
Last night, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the “Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act“ with support of the BDA, MBFA and the Public Finance Network.The legislation is a sweeping muni focused package[…]
Read moreDC Update: Biden Administration Ignores the Tax-Exemption in 2025 Tax Priorities
For the second consecutive year, the Biden Administration failed to promote the tax-exemption in its FY 2025 Treasury Green Book– an annual release of the Administrations tax priorities. While the Biden White House has promoted infrastructure investment throughout this[…]
Read moreCalls Grow for Elimination of Tax-Exemption in TCJA Revamp
The Municipal Bonds for America coalition continues to lay the groundwork for a proactive advocacy effort to promote and protect munis as chatter in DC on proposals to extend the Tax Cuts and[…]
Read moreCongress Returns to DC as Fiscal Cliff Looms – MBFA Continues Advocating for Key Muni Provisions in Infrastructure Legislation
Both chambers of Congress this week return to DC after an extended August recess to face a growing number of potential crises prior to continued work to advance duel infrastructure[…]
Read moreWays and Means to Debate Muni Provisions Today – MBFA Continues to Advocate for Key Priorities
This morning, the House Committee on Ways and Means will host a hearing to “mark-up” or debate and amend the tax portion of the budget reconciliation package. This weekend, Chairman Richard Neal[…]
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