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Suffolk County Water Authority Issuing $100 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of July 9th, 2018: Suffolk County Water Authority Revenue Bonds – $100 Million Suffolk County Water Authority Issuing $100 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds the week of the week of July 9th, 2018. Security for the bonds is...
American Municipal Power, Inc. (Columbus, OH) Issuing $100 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of July 2nd, 2018: American Municipal Power, Inc. Revenue Bonds – $100 Million Columbus, Ohio's American Municipal Power, Inc. is issuing $100 million in combined hydroelectric projects revenue bonds, issued as a single, tax-exempt...
Auburn University Issuing $220 Million in Revenue Bonds for University Improvements
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of June 25th, 2018: Auburn University General Fee Revenue Bonds – $220 Million Auburn University is issuing $220 million in general fee revenue bonds for the purpose of financing University capital improvements on Auburn's main...
State of Georgia Issuing $1.2 Billion in General Obligation Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of June 18th, 2018: State of Georgia General Obligation Bonds – $1.2 Billion The State of Georgia is issuing $1.2 billion in general obligation bonds for the purposes of funding various capital projects. Date of sale for the bonds...
Chapter 9 Municipal Bankruptcy Statistics: Use by Number, Type and Year
Historically, the use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy by a municipality is still rare, and a last resort. MuniNet Guide's update on historical and current municipal bankruptcy statistics We are providing an update on our 2015 piece on municipal bankruptcy statistics. One of...
Wake County NC to Issue $151 Million Bond for Educational Facilities
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of June 11th, 2018: Wake County, NC – $151 Million Wake County, NC is issuing $151 million in limited obligation bonds for the purposes of constructing and equipping new schools and renovating existing schools. The schools to be...
Lincoln Electric System (NE) to Issue $120 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of June 4th, 2018: Lincoln Electric System (Lincoln, NE) Revenue Bonds – $120 Million The Lincoln Electric System serving the city of Lincoln, Nebraska is issuing $120 million in revenue bonds the week of June 4th, 2018. The bonds...
Evergreen School District (WA) to Issue $115 Million General Obligation Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of May 29th, 2018: Evergreen School District No. 114 – $115 Million Evergreen School District in Vancouver WA is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $115 million the week of May 29th, 2018. The bonds are being issued...
GDP Growth and Growing Incomes – The Intersection of State Data
State GDP Growth Figures for 2017 Lag Income Growth Last year was one of positive momentum for U.S. state economies and incomes, keeping along the upward path of national GDP and personal income figures over the recovery from the Great Recession. Prosperity is not...
West Virginia Road Bonds – MuniNet Featured Bond New Issue – $800 Million
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of May 21st, 2018: State of West Virginia Road Bonds (General Obligation) – $800 Million The State of West Virginia is issuing general obligation road bonds in the amount of $800 billion the week of May 21st, 2018. These West...
Paying for Yesterday’s Public Services with Tomorrow’s Funds – Risking City Fiscal Stress
Are Fixed Costs Squeezing Out State and Local Governments' Ability to Deliver Public Services? In the back of every analyst’s mind, whenever they assess public pension risk and the potential for fiscal stress, is the question of whether or not the annual cost to pay...
University of California to Issue $1.2 Billion in General Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of May 14th, 2018: University of California Revenue Bonds – $1.2 Billion The Regents of the University of California are issuing general revenue bonds in the amount of $1.2 billion the week of May 14th, 2018. 2018 Series AZ is $947...
Energy Northwest to Issue $635 Million in Revenue Bonds | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of May 7th, 2018: Energy Northwest Revenue Bonds – $635 Million Energy Northwest, a public power joint operating agency in Washington State, is issuing electric revenue refunding bonds in the amount of $635 million the week of May...
State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds – $140 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of April 30th, 2018: State of Oregon GO Bonds – $140 Million The State of Oregon is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $140 million the week of April 30th, 2018. The bonds are broken up into four series:...
Go South East (and West) If You Want to Follow the Crowd | State Migration Patterns
State Migration Patterns Show Challenges for the Rust Belt, but Complexities Abound The state of migration patterns in the United States from the Midwest and Northeast to the South and West has been known and discussed for decades, and there are signs that it may be...
State of Illinois GO Bonds – $500 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of April 23rd, 2018: State of Illinois GO Bonds – $500 Million The State of Illinois is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $500 million the week of April 23rd, 2018. The bonds are broken up into two series. Series...
Embracing Shared Risk and Chapter 9 to Create Sustainable Public Pensions
Unsustainable and Unaffordable Public Pensions Cannot be Solved by Raising Taxes or the Passage of Time, but There are Some Practical Solutions W. Gordon Hamlin, Jr.; Mary Pat Campbell; Andrew M. Silton; and James E. Spiotto To date, no American state or local...
University of Dayton Ohio – MuniNet Featured Bond Issue – $118 Million
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of April 16th, 2018: University of Dayton Ohio – $118 Million The State of Ohio is issuing higher educational facility revenue bonds on behalf of the University of Dayton in the amount of $118 million the week of April 16th, 2018....
State of California Bonds – $2.1 Billion General Obligation Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of April 9th, 2018: State of California – $2.1 Billion The State of California is issuing $2.1 billion in general obligation bonds the week of April 9th, 2018. The bonds consist of $947 million in various purpose general obligation...
Howard County, Maryland $172 Million in General Obligation Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of April 2nd, 2018: Howard County, Maryland – $172 Million Howard County, Maryland is issuing $172 million in general obligation bonds the week of April 2nd, 2018. The bonds are a competitive issue, consisting of three series....
Sutter Health Issuing $684 Million Refunding Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of March 26th, 2018: Sutter Health – $684 Million Sutter Health System is issuing $230 million in refunding bonds the week of March 19, 2018. The bonds are being issued as a single series, Series 2018A. Interest on the bonds is...
2017 State Personal Income: Broad and Accelerating Growth
In 2017 State Personal Income Growth Accelerates, the West Leads the Nation The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its 2017 state personal income numbers on Thursday. State personal income increased 3.1 percent on average in 2017, after increasing 2.3 percent in...
Los Angeles International Airport – $230 Million Refunding Bonds | MuniNet Featured Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of March 19th, 2018: Los Angeles International Airport Revenue Bonds – $230 Million The Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles is issuing $230 million in Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) revenue bonds the week of...
University of Connecticut to Issue Special Obligation Bonds – $152 Million
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of March 12, 2018: University of Connecticut – Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Bonds – $152 Million The University of Connecticut is issuing $152 million in special obligation student fee revenue bonds the week of March 12,...
County Employment and Wage Growth Move in Different Directions in Q3 2017
County Employment and Wage Growth: Employment Up but Wages Down in Third Quarter 2017. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this week released its Third Quarter figures for county employment and wage growth. Employment increased in 283 of the 346 (82%) largest...