Featured New Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 09/18/2017: Anchorage Water and Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds – $169 Million This week’s featured new municipal bond issue comes from the State of Alaska. The Municipality of Anchorage is issuing water and wastewater...
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State of Louisiana General Obligation Bonds – $303 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 09/11/2017: State of Louisiana General Obligation Bonds – $303 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $303 million the week...
University of Texas Board of Regents Revenue Bonds – $350 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 09/05/2017: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System Revenue Financing System Bonds – $350 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Texas. The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System is...
Websites for Educators: Harvard Graduate School of Education Earns MuniNet ‘Top Pick’
The Harvard Graduate School of Education's Gutman Library “Websites for Educators” is a selective list of websites that support the research and practice of educators The Harvard Graduate School of Education's main research center is the Monroe C. Gutman Library....
California General Obligation Bonds – $2.5 Billion | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 08/28/2017: State of California General Obligation Bonds – $2.5 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of California. The State of California is issuing general obligation bonds in the amount of $2.5 billion the...
Regional Health (South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority) – $214 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 08/21/2017: South Dakota Health and Education Facilities Authority for Regional Health - Revenue Bonds – $214 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of South Dakota. The South Dakota Health and Education...
Lake Oswego OR School District – $160 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 08/14/2017: Lake Oswego (OR) School District No. 7J - General Obligation Bonds – $160 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Oregon. The Lake Oswego School District #7J is issuing general obligation...
Fiscal Impacts of Immigration on State and Local Governments: Boon or Burden?
Study Finds Immigration Short-Term Net Cost; Long-Term Impacts by Jeffrey L Garceau Immigration is always in the news, and immigration policy is never settled. While there are many controversial facets of immigration policy in the United States, one way policy makers...
State GDP Growth in the 1st Quarter of 2017: South Rises, Plains Feels Pain
Southeast and Southwest Both Experience Strong GDP Growth, Most States Improve Over Q1 2016. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the first quarter of 2017. Positive GDP growth occurred in...
Into the Gap: State Retirement Savings Systems Empower Workers
State Retirement Savings Plans Provide Opportunities for Small Businesses and Their Employees Offering retirement plans is a widely practiced benefit offering among U.S. employers. However, the vast majority of those plans are offered by large companies with 500 or...