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Commentary: Just Wipe Out Public Debt! — Not a Solution for Puerto Rico or Anyone Else

- by James Spiotto With the end of the flurry of Congressional activity over impeachment, followed by a general yearning for the end to partisan conflicts, we now look to this year and what issues can be addressed before the national election. There remain lingering...

Featured Bond – Utah Transit Authority $551 Million

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is scheduled to issue $511 in Sales Tax Revenue Bonds and Sales Tax Refunding Bonds with Wells Fargo as the lead manager. The negotiated sale is scheduled for November 6th, 2019. Each of the three Series has unique characteristics, so...

Featured Bond – City of New York $930 million in General Obligation Bonds

The City of New York is expected to issue $850 million in General Obligation Bonds to finance its 2020 budget and various capital projects planned for the new year. The sale is scheduled between October 1st to the 3rd, with Jefferies as the lead underwriter and many...

Featured Bond – Week of September 9th, 2019; City of Austin to Issue $233 million in Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds

The City of Austin is scheduled to issue $233 million in bonds to finance its debt and to fund in whole or in part several voter-approved capital projects. The bonds are expected to be scheduled for sale on September 10, 2019  with Ramirez & Co., Inc. as the lead...

Featured Bond – Week of August 19, 2019: City of Houston, TX Combined Utility Revenue Bonds

Featured Bond – Week of August 19, 2019: City of Houston, Texas to Issue $785 Million in Combined Utility System  Revenue Bonds Overview The City of Houston is issuing $785 million in Combined Utility System first lien revenue refunding bonds through negotiated sale. ...

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...

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 – 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...

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