-by Robert Crump Our first featured bond of the new decade comes from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), which is scheduled to issue $500 million in Transportation Project Bonds this coming week. The negotiated sale is scheduled for January 9th...
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Featured Bond, 12/2: Metro Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois) to issue $923 Million in Refunding Bonds
by Robert Crump The Metro Pier and Exposition Authority (the Authority) is scheduled to issue $923,210,000 in Refunding Bonds in order to refinance its debt on outstanding bonds. The negotiated sale is planned for sale on December 4th with Goldman Sachs and Morgan...
Featured Bond – New York Housing Finance Authority $100 million
New York State Housing Finance Authority is scheduled to issue $100 million in Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds in two series to provide mortgage loans and fund housing construction in the state. The Bond is scheduled for sale on October 17th with JP Morgan, Bank of...
An Update On Foreign Trade Zones, Economic Development Projects, and Risk Perception with Taxes
By James E. Spiotto This is Part 4 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...
Use of Foreign Trade Zones and Economic Development Projects to Help Deal with Financial Challenges and Lack of Sufficient Tax Revenues
by James E. Spiotto, Co-Publisher of MuniNet The new reality of tariff wars and 20% surcharges on foreign manufactured parts and goods The tax reform of 2018 created a 20% surcharge on foreign manufactured goods or parts coming into the United States. Recent U.S....
Anaheim Redevelopment Successor Agency to Issue $115 Million in Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of January 1, 2018: The Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency - Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds – $115 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of California. The Successor Agency to the Anaheim...
Beyond Hurricane Maria: Federal Action in Puerto Rico with PROMESA
Understanding Current Structures and Potential Changes to Federal Action in Puerto Rico Requires Analysis of the Enactment of PROMESA and its Provisions In a continuing series on the recovery of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, James Spiotto looks at the...
Beyond Hurricane Maria: The Gathering Storm of Puerto Rico’s Financial Distress
To Understand the Purpose, Function and Desired Result of Federal Reforms and Disaster Recovery, It Is Important to Understand the Systemic Causes of Puerto Rico's Financial Distress by James Spiotto Puerto Rico's financial problems did not begin with the Great...
The Economic Archetypes of America’s Cities: Going Beyond Urban vs. Rural
MuniNet Guide Talks with National League of Cities' Christiana McFarland to Discuss Going Beyond Urban vs. Rural in Understanding the Economic Characteristics of America's Localities The National League of Cities released the findings of their biennial survey on local...
State and Local Government Workforce Expands Nationwide in 2016
State and Local Government Workforce Expands Overall, Including Majority of States in 2016 by Jeffrey L Garceau State and local governments expanded their total workforce in 2016, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2016 Annual Survey of Public...