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...
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Featured Conference: Federal Trade Commission’s ‘Something New Under the Sun’
FTC's June Conference Looks at Competition and Consumer Protection in Burgeoning Solar Industry The Federal Trade Commission is holding a one-day workshop in Washington D.C. on June 21, 2016, to tackle some of the issues present in solar energy. With solar, consumers...
San Diego Water Utility Offers $567 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 05/23/2016 This week’s featured bond comes from the San Diego Water Utility Fund, which scheduled to issue $567 million in subordinated water revenue bonds, secured by a pledge of net revenues from the Water Utility Fund,...
Bond Buyer Conference Casts Wide Net to Cover Municipal Market Issues
Municipal Market Experts Provide Insights and Optimism MuniNet was present this week at The Bond Buyer’s Midwest Municipal Market Conference in Chicago, IL. The conference covered an ambitious agenda, with nine separate panels each taking the stage during this...
Chicago Water System Issuing Revenue Bonds for Capital Improvements
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 05/09/2016 This week’s featured bond comes from the City of Chicago, which scheduled to issue $700 million in revenue bonds, secured by pledged net revenues of the Chicago Water Fund, the week of May 9, 2016. The plans...
Infrastructure Digest: Investments and Policy in Our Cities and States
MuniNet Guide provides some of the more notable news stories relating to state and local infrastructure investments, involving transportation, environmental sustainability, energy, and economic development. High-Speed Rail Board to Weigh in on Revised...
Liquidity Concerns at PREPA
Market Outlook As the month of May comes to a close, the U.S. bond market continues to confound all pundits with a major technical breakout below the 2.50% mark. In fact, the 10-year Treasury yield, currently sitting at 2.41%, a new low for the year, has become a news...
New Data on State and Local Government Pension Systems Requires a Closer Look
How did the nation’s state and local government pension systems fare last fiscal year? In its 2012 Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Data, the U.S. Census Bureau provides a detailed analysis of the 227 state-administered pension plans and 3,771 locally...