- by Robert Crump The District of Columbia (the District) is expected to issue $229 million in Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds to close out this first month of the new year. Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used to finance a portion of...
Transportation – Highways/Tollways
Featured Bond – Week of August 5, 2019: State of Minnesota $673 Million in General Obligation Bonds
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...
MuniNet Guide Experts Roundtable: Michael Belsky
by Mardee Handler Current Trends in Municipal Finance: A Birdseye View Flint, Michigan made national news headlines when it experienced its water crisis in 2014. During the crisis, 12 people died and at least 87 others became sick from unsafe drinking water. Seven...
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....
Tollroads Show Strongest Growth in Total Revenue Growth
Tollroads Edge Hospitals for the Municipal Bond Credit Sector Revenue Honors Tollroad and Hospital Sectors easily led all other municipal bond credit sectors when it came to annual total revenue growth over the recent five year period spanning 2012 through 2017....
Featured Bond: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 12/10/2018: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority -- $430 Million Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds, 2018 Series A (Refunding) This week’s featured bond is one of the highest rated major bond issuers from the State...
Growth in Public Higher Education Debt Outstanding Outpaces All Other Major Municipal Bond Sectors
Public Higher Education Debt Outstanding Has Grown by Over 80% Since 2007 Leading All Other Major Municipal Bond Credit Sectors by Richard A. Ciccarone Municipal Bond Credit Sectors -- Ten Year Outstanding Debt Trend Based on municipal bond credit sector medians, ...
Transportation Costs Impact Housing Affordability
Is a house in the far suburbs really more affordable than one in the city?
ARRA, Highway Trust Fund Facilitate Infrastructure Improvements
Highway improvement projects get a boost in funding
Collapse of Midway Deal “Not a Setback for Privatization”
Public-private partnerships could still be a critical strategy for doing more with less