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California State University Revenue Bonds – Muninet Featured Bond $1.1 Billion
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 02/06/2017: Trustees of the California State University Systemwide Revenue Bonds, $1.1 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of California. The Trustees of the California State University System is...
Medicaid and Repealing the Affordable Care Act: The Impact on States
Full Repeal of Affordable Care Act, Without Replacement, Would Cause Many to Lose Coverage MuniNet focuses on cities and states, and typically does not cover Federal policy issues. However, the planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act has significant potential...
Fiscal Contagion: When Distressed Municipalities Put States and Local Clusters at Risk
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...
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...
Where the Greenbacks Grow: State Income Changes Show 50-State Growth
BEA Releases State Income Changes Q3 2016. All States Show Growth for Second Consecutive Quarter The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its figures of state income changes for the third quarter of 2016. The aggregate change of personal income for all U.S....
University of Pittsburgh Taxable Refunding Bonds: $525 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 12/26/2016: University of Pittsburgh Taxable Refunding Bonds – $525 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The University of Pittsburgh is issuing taxable university...
Massachusetts General Obligation Bonds: $188 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 12/19/2016: Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Bonds – $188 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of...
Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities Part IX: Solving Fiscal Distress With Economic Development
Part IX of James Spiotto's Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities focuses on solving fiscal distress through economic development and infrastructure Myth: There is Little or Nothing Financially Distressed States and Local Governments Can Do to Improve or Turn Around...
Grimes, Iowa Shows Where the Money Goes With Property Tax Tool
Residents can plug in their home's value, see how taxes are spent by category with property tax tool A piece of MuniNet Guide's mission is to mine the web for relevant information on municipal finance, infrastructure, public policy, and numerous other issues, seeking...
National Association of State Retirement Administrators Guide for Public Pension Funding Policies
NASRA Provides Guidance to Follow Public Pension Funding Policies' Best Practices, Looks at Dedicated Funding Sources MuniNet Guide dedicates a lot of effort to discussing and solving the public pension and OPEB (other post-employment benefits) crisis, and will...
Chicago Board of Education Capital Improvement Bonds $500 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 12/12/2016: Chicago Board of Education Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Bonds – $500 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois. The Chicago Board of Education is issuing dedicated capital...
Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities Part VIII: State Oversight and Assistance to Prevent Defaults
Part VIII of James Spiotto’s Series on Fiscal Distress Myths & Realities: Is Effective State Oversight and Assistance Available to Prevent Defaults or Aid a Financially Troubled Municipality? Myth: If a Municipality Cannot Cure or Resolve a Default, There...
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Bonds $613 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 12/05/2016: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Bonds – $613 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of...
Fiscal Distress Myths and Realities Part VII: Remedies in State Law
Part VII of James Spiotto’s Series on Fiscal Distress Myths & Realities: Do the State Statutes and Case Law Provide Effective Remedies? Myth: There are no Effective Remedies for State and Local Government Bond Defaults Reality: There are Effective...
CalPERS Gives Blueprint to Cost Savings for Pension System Funds
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Realizes Nearly $1 Billion in Savings Since 2011 The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report detailing several initiatives that...
States Take Steps to Increase Access to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Policies Attempt to Enable Low- and Middle-Income Households to Increase Energy Efficiency The National Conference of State Legislatures provides useful research and news on a variety of topics being addressed by state governments. NCSL recently released a report on...
District of Columbia General Obligation Bonds $578 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 11/28/2016: District of Columbia General Obligation Bonds - $578 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the District of Columbia. The District is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $578 million the...
Shared Success: 2015 Personal Income Growth
Personal Income Growth in 2015 Is Shared by the Overwhelming Majority of U.S. Counties; Evidence That Economic Recovery is Broadly Distributed The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its 2015 personal income numbers for all 3,113 counties in the U.S. 82%...
Featured Bond: Adventist HealthCare Revenue Bonds – $270 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 11/21/2016: Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Issuing for Adventist HealthCare Revenue Bonds – $270 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Maryland. The Maryland Health and...