Featured Bond - Week of August 5, 2019: State of Minnesota $673 Million in General Obligation Bonds Overview The State of Minnesota is issuing $673 million in general obligation state bonds through competitive sale. The bonds are split into Series 2019 A-D. The 2019A...
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What Illinois Can Learn From the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and Even Puerto Rico About Public Pension Reform
By James E. Spiotto The U.S. Supreme Court and virtually all state courts have recognized what the Rhode Island Supreme Court recently reaffirmed: insurmountable, unaffordable government contractual obligations for public pensions must be capable of reasonable and...
Featured Bond – Week of July 29, 2019: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District – $674 Million in GO Bonds (Green Bonds)
Featured Bond - Week of July 29, 2019: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District - $674 Million in GO Bonds (Green Bonds) By Ashton Hicks Overview The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District is issuing $674 million total in General Obligation Green...
Featured Bond – Week of July 22, 2019: State of Connecticut $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of July 22, 2019: State of Connecticut $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding Bonds Overview The State of Connecticut is issuing $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding bonds through competitive sale with a sale date of July 25, 2019....
Featured Bond – Week of July 15, 2019: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. $915 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of July 15, 2019: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. $915 Million in Revenue Bonds Overview Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is borrowing $915 Million through negotiated sale during the week of July 15. The proceeds are to be used to develop...
Featured Bond – Week of July 8, 2019: Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District $400 Million in Electric Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of July 8, 2019: Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District $400 Million in Electric Revenue Bonds Overview The Sacramento California Municipal Utility District is issuing $400 million in Electric Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale. The bonds are...
Featured Bond – Week of July 1, 2019: The Economic Development Authority of Fredericksburg, VA Revenue Bonds – Fredericksburg Stadium Project
Featured Bond - Week of July 1, 2019: The Economic Development Authority of Fredericksburg, VA Revenue Bonds - Fredericksburg Stadium Project Overview The Economic Development Authority of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia is issuing $39.8 million in revenue bonds...
Featured Bond: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 24, 2019: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds Overview The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is issuing $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale....
An Update on the Evolution of Taxing Policy in the New World of Digital, Shared Economy, and Artificial Intelligence Revolution
By James E. Spiotto This is Part 3 in a 4-part article series on the Post-Fiscal Crisis State and the next fiscal crisis considerations. The information and charts come from a presentation given at the Government Finance Research Center's conference entitled "Ready or...
Featured Bond: $231 Million Texas Children’s Hospital – Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hospital Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 17, 2019: Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation $231 Million in Hospital Revenue Bonds (Texas Children's Hospital) Overview The Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation is issuing $231...