by Richard A. Ciccarone When a municipal government suffers severe fiscal problems, be it a city, county, school district, utility district, or any other special purpose government, those problems have a tendency to impact or be shared by other governments. Bond...
Month: January 2017
Salt Lake City Revenue Bonds (Airport) – MuniNet Featured Bond $952 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/30/2017: Salt Lake City Revenue Bonds (Airport) – $952 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Utah. Salt Lake City is issuing airport revenue bonds in the amount of $952 million the week of January...
Nashville/Davidson County General Obligation Bonds – $457 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/23/2017: Nashville-Davidson County General Obligation Bonds - $457 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Tennessee. Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government is issuing general obligation...
City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds: MuniNet Featured Bond – $1.2 Billion
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/16/2017: City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds – $1.2 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois. The City of Chicago is issuing tax-exempt and taxable general obligation bonds in the amount...
Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities Part X: Need for Continuing Disclosure During Financial Distress
Part X of James Spiotto’s Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities focuses on the need for timely and complete continuing disclosure on material events during financial distress of state and local government Myth: It is Best That the State or Local Government in Default...
Denver CO Public Schools: MuniNet Featured Bond – $477 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/09/2017: Denver CO Public Schools General Obligation Bonds – $477 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Colorado. The Denver City/County School District #1 is issuing tax-exempt general obligation...
Who Watches the Watchdogs? Be Your Own Media Bias and ‘Fake’ News Analyst
The Best Armor Against Media Bias, Fake News, and Other Disinformation is Your Own Education and Ability to Identify It MuniNet takes a look at why bias matters, the difference between bias, spin, and truly 'fake' news, and provides you with tools to...
University of North Texas Refunding and Improvement Bonds: $215 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/03/2016: University of North Texas Refunding and Improvement Bonds – $215 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the state of Texas. The Board of Regents of the University of North Texas is issuing revenue...