On January 1, 2012, drivers using the Illinois Tollway system began digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for the use of the highways. The toll rate increase was approved by the Illinois State Toll Highway Board in conjunction with its $12 billion Move...
Month: January 2012
MuniNet Medley: 1/23/12 – Louisville Performance Improvement, Harrisburg’s New Treasurer, Premont Cuts Sports, Rochester & Kodak
Louisville aims to improve government performance with private-sector strategies ….. Harrisburg voters elect new (young) city treasurer ….. Premont ISD cuts sports to save school ….. Kodak moments or memories in Rochester
Cities May Face Long Road to Recovery
Metro areas across the U.S. are seeing a glimmer of economic progress – but most still face a long, uphill climb toward a full recovery, according to a report released by IHS Global Insight as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ U.S. Metro Economies...
MuniNet Medley: 1/12/12 – MSRB Outreach, Inflation Indictors, Housing Wealth and College, Foreclosure Trends
Municipal bond market professionals and investors: take note as you put together your 2012 calendar. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) may soon be holding education and outreach events in a city near you ... beginning with a seminar in...
Austin’s Municipal Website Redesign Surpasses “Impressive”
Austin’s recently redesigned website, even in beta form, is state-of-the-art, and should be noted by any municipality considering an upgrade of its website.
MuniNet Medley: 1/5/12 – Golden Gate Bridge, Chicago Shovels, Job Concerns, East Orange Recovery
... Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began 79 years ago today - on January 5, 1933 - with the bridge opening to traffic on May 28, 1937. If it were to be built today, construction would cost approximately $1.2 billion dollars (in 2003 dollars), according to the...
Unemployment Rates Drop in Majority of Metro Areas
Unemployment rates were lower in 351 of the 372 metropolitan areas in November 2011 compared to a year earlier, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Unemployment rates were higher in 16 metro areas, and unchanged in five. The...
Why Municipal Bonds Should Remain Tax-Exempt
In response to proposed legislation that would repeal the tax exemption of municipal bonds, Bernardi Securities, Inc. recently published a study on the potential ramifications of this action. The Bernardi report, entitled Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds: The...