Scott Sowers

Writer/Editor/Journalist:
Currently stationed with the DC Bureau of The Bond Buyer. I also write about real estate, design, energy, and cars.

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"Following several years when most states provided refunds and tax holidays, or cut taxes, taxation trends are beginning to diverge," according to an S&P Global Ratings analysis. #muniland #taxes https://t.co/omNPkh4dqR

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"It should be the nimblest federal agency that we have," said Graves. "Instead, it continues to be swallowed up by the weight of its own red tape regulations and bureaucracy." #muniland #FEMA #disasterrelief https://t.co/kowIZvDCiP

[Scott Sowers @ScottSowers]

The Treasury market looks healthy, but underneath, a combustible mix is brewing: the U.S. is issuing record debt into a market increasingly unfriendly to profligate governments, @greg_ip writes https://t.co/SJZx0UnipQ via @WSJ

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"We realistically see three opportunities for MAMBA to be included in a vehicle," said Council of Development Finance Agencies president and CEO Toby Rittner. #muniland #agriculture https://t.co/7FIx6OpFqT

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"Our markup to advance this significant package of legislation demonstrates a bipartisan commitment to maintaining and upgrading the nation's water infrastructure," said committee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. #muniland #water #staterevolvingfund https://t.co/C0yOjdO6nc

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"A lot of [the process of getting things funded] is going to the state legislature, asking for bonding funds and going to the federal government trying to get funds, which are shrinking," said Rochester, Minnesota, Mayor Kim Norton. #muniland #infrastructure #housing https://t.co/eX21B7Vfma

[John Riggins @riggo44]

I want everyone to know my deep sense of gratitude to Josh Harris and the entire Burgundy and Gold organization for this honor.  But this recognition is not for me alone. 

It should be shared with my forever teammates, coaches, and ultimately YOU, the fans.

You and I are forever tied to 44

You gave me breath

I gave you heart.

And I hope more laughs than tears.

~ Riggo

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"Although the share of the population age 65 or older has been increasing for at least a century, the pace of growth has surged over the past 15 years." #muniland #budgets #aging https://t.co/29Z8Jjsu1X

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"I'm saddened to hear of Chairman Bill Archer's passing," said Rep. Richard Neal, the Democratic Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee. #muniland #obituary https://t.co/BCwEyJHAqY

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"One of the biggest things that we have going is the change in membership structure," said Martinez. "It made it easier for state and local governments to join GFOA." #muniland #gfoa https://t.co/Fys4AxU026

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"AI is being used by every large asset manager," said Colin MacNaught, CEO & co-founder of BondLink. "It's not just the credit analyst, it's the traders, it's the portfolio managers, automating their workflows. That relies on easy and reliable access to data and issuer financial reports. That's just very important for issuers to know as you think about your disclosure program going forward." #muniland #primarybondmarket #ai https://t.co/7SM4Rh1OhF

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"We're looking to get a small issuer bill introduced over in the Senate side," said Paige Mellerio, senior policy advisor, for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)'s federal liaison center. "We've had some very early conversations with Senator Crapo's staff, the Senate Finance Committee chair. He, in the past, has sponsored legislation to raise the small issuer threshold, and his staff seem interested in potentially exploring that again next Congress." #muniland #congress https://t.co/RJNqO1vETQ

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"We've got the surface transportation reauthorization draft bill coming out that's making some big changes to what share of a bus the federal government is going to fund," said Michael Dorgan, policy manager at the Center for Transportation and the Environment. #muniland #transportation https://t.co/dSYsvEjaxA

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

The money will flow to more than 4,300 transportation infrastructure projects across the state including roads, bridges, rail, transit, bicycle and pedestrian paths. #muniland #transportation #virginia https://t.co/VEVPa5n1RC

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"Under President Trump's second administration, nearly 90% of Republican states' disaster assistance requests have been approved. That compares to only 23% of Democratic states requests," said Sen. Gary Peters D-Mich. #muniland #fema https://t.co/ojdRVZtMlS

[Scott Sowers @ScottSowers]

@dskolnick TV follows print. That's what I've always heard anyway.

[TODNewsHub @TODNewsHub]

BREAKING: THE NEXT WHARF IS OFFICIALLY A GO!

The BIGGEST waterfront project in the entire DC region just cleared its final hurdle with a thumbs up from the @AlexandriaVAGov City council!

Old Town North / Potomac River Generating Station redevelopment is now full steam ahead:

Up to 2.5 MILLION sq ft mixed-use
• Hundreds of new apartments + condos
• 85K+ sq ft retail
• Massive new Potomac waterfront parks + 10+ acres open space
• $135M public infrastructure package

Alexandria’s sleeping giant on the river is waking up!

#Alexandria #OldTown #VA #Virginia #NoVa #DMV

[The Bond Buyer @TheBondBuyer]

"We don't have a forecast yet, but I just received pictures while we've been on this call of packed trains of fans headed to our fan festival that starts today, and that's a very positive sign," said Stephanie Wiggins, CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, about traffic for the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament. #muniland #transit #worldcup #fifa https://t.co/o62fhYIk9b

[Scott Sowers @ScottSowers]

RIP Tony ->

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago and him describing Waffle House is still the single-most important description of America that has ever been articulated.

[SteveAustinWI @SteveAustinWI]

This brought a tear to my eye. My god she’s good.