MuniNet Guide Archive
Unto Caesar: State and Local 2016 Q2 Tax Revenues
2016 Sees State and Local Q2 Tax Revenues Decline 0.6% Since Same Time Last Year State and local governments provide most of the public services that we benefit from on a daily basis. Your garbage gets picked up, your streets get plowed, your water turns on, your...
The State of Cities: Metropolitan GDP Changes in 2015
Metropolitan GDP Numbers Show Strong Growth Widely Dispersed But Far From Universal Prosperity Our state and local economies influence he we perceive the country is doing, in as much as GDP is a proper measurement of economic performance. People will find statistics...
Florida Revenue Bonds $425 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 09/19/2016: Florida Revenue Bonds $425 Million - Central Florida Expressway Authority This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Florida. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) is scheduled to issue $422...
Featured Bond: Louisiana to Issue $212 Million General Obligations
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 09/12/2016: State of Louisiana General Obligation Bonds. This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Louisiana. The Bayou State is scheduled to issue $212 million in general obligation bonds the week of September...
‘Statistics in Schools’ Program Brings Census and Skillbuilding to Classrooms
U.S. Census Bureau Enhances Learning Through 'Statistics in Schools' for K-12 Classrooms The U.S. Census Bureau released their Statistics in Schools program for K-12 teachers and students. This program can help students develop statistical skills and analytical...
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Releases New Online Courses
New Online Courses Enhance MSRB Educational Tools Today, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) released a series on online courses about muni market activities and regulation. MuniEdPro℠ provides real-world simulations with the goal of improving the...
Providence St. Joseph to Issue $306 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 09/06/2016: Providence St. Joseph Revenue Bonds. This week’s featured bond comes from the State of California. The California Health Facilities Financing Authority is scheduled to issue $306 million in revenue bonds the...
Inclusionary Zoning: Creating Effective Housing Policy Through Harnessing Private Market Activity
New Report Shows How Inclusionary Zoning Can Help Produce Strong Mixed Housing Markets In the United States today, nearly ten million households pay more than half their income for housing. Cities enact policies to foster economic development and affordable housing...
Featured Conference: Urban Institute and National League of Cities Focus on City Economic and Fiscal Resilience
The Urban Institute and the National League of Cities, with funding from The MacArthur Foundation, are bringing together thought leaders in Washington D.C. on September 8 to discuss city fiscal management in their conference, City Economic and Fiscal Resilience: How...
State of California to Issue $2.7 Billion in General Obligations
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 08/29/2016: State of California General Obligation Bonds. This week’s featured bond comes from the State of California. The Golden State is scheduled to issue $2.7 billion in general obligation bonds the week of August...
Fort Collins Colorado Earns Top Pick Status
Fort Collins' Website Gets Residents Where They Want To Go Quickly and Easily MuniNet brings back Top Pick features when it sees a website that is truly noteworthy. The city of Fort Collins deserves recognition for their exemplary city government website. Fort Collins...
This May Be One “Discount” That’s not So Appealing
More on 2015 City Pension Funds: This is Part II in Richard Ciccarone's look at city pension funds in 2015 and the future landscape. Part I can be found here. Earlier this month, MuniNet reported that most city pension plan funding ratios took a positive bounce based...
How Should We React When State and Local Governments Get More of Our Money?: Dissecting the Upside of Higher State and Local Government Tax Revenues
First Quarter of 2016 Sees Tax Revenues Rise 3.1% Since Same Time Last Year The amount of tax revenues being brought in by state and local governments is important, as it may indicate the direction of the economy through increased economic activity, it may reflect...
Birmingham Water Works Board to Issue $456 Million Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 08/22/2016: Birmingham Water Works Board This week’s featured bond comes from the City of Birmingham Water Works Board. The capital of the Cotton State is scheduled to issue $456 million in revenue refunding bonds the...
Infrastructure Digest: Investments and Policy in Our Cities and States
MuniNet Guide's August Infrastructure Digest provides some of the more notable news stories relating to state & local infrastructure investments, involving transportation, environmental sustainability, energy, and economic development. Developer seeks...
University of Southern California to Issue $730 Million in Taxable Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 08/15/2016: University of Southern California This week’s featured bond comes from the University of Southern California. The home of the Trojans is scheduled to issue $730 million in federally taxable bonds the week of...
U.S. Metro Areas Reflect Improving Employment Environment
Three Out of Four Metros Having Better Employment Performance In June 2016 Than June 2015 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their June numbers for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment and employment metrics. Of the 387 official metro areas in the...
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Scheduled to Issue $1.2 Billion GO
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 08/08/2016: Pennsylvania This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Keystone State is scheduled to issue $1.2 billion in competitive general obligation bonds the week of August 08, 2016....
City Pension Funding Ratios Take a Bounce Back in 2015 for Most Cities
A Few Quick Points About City Pension Funding... by Richard A Ciccarone Based on audited results from 701 cities received to date by Merritt Research Services, City single/agent pension funding ratios showed a marked improvement in FY 2015 compared to the...
State of Connecticut Schedules $500 Million General Obligation | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 08/01/2016: State of Connecticut This week’s featured bond comes from the state of Connecticut. The Constitution State is scheduled to issue $500 million in general obligation bonds the week of August 01, 2016. These...
States Show Broad Growth, Concentrated Challenges In First Quarter
First Quarter GDP Numbers Reveal Thriving Coasts, Struggling Interior This week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the first quarter of 2016, which saw increases in GDP for 37 states plus...
State of Tennessee to Issue $363 Million General Obligation | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 07/25/2016: State of Tennessee This week’s featured bond comes from the state of Tennessee. The Volunteer State is scheduled to issue $363 million in general obligation bonds the week of July 25, 2016. These bonds are...
Effective Civic Engagement Means Utilizing Modern Technology
Social Media, Mobile Tech, and Live Streaming Can Bring Engagement to Citizens The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has many great resources for public officials, students and scholars, and interested citizens. Mark Mack of the GFOA has put together...
Drexel University to Issue $112 Million Refunding Bonds – MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 07/18/2016: Drexel University This week’s featured bond comes from the state of Pennsylvania. Drexel University is scheduled to issue $112 million in revenue refunding bonds the week of July 18, 2016. The purpose of the...
LA Community College District to Issue $300 Million New Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 07/11/2016: Los Angeles Community College District This week’s featured bond comes from the Los Angeles Community College District (CCD), which scheduled to issue $300 million in school building and refunding bonds the...