State GDP Growth Figures for 2017 Lag Income Growth Last year was one of positive momentum for U.S. state economies and incomes, keeping along the upward path of national GDP and personal income figures over the recovery from the Great Recession. Prosperity is not...
Jeffrey L Garceau
Anchorage Water and Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds – $169 Million – Featured New Municipal Bond Issue
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...
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...
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...
States Show Broad Growth, Concentrated Challenges In First Quarter
First Quarter GDP Numbers Reveal Thriving Coasts, Struggling Interior This week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the first quarter of 2016, which saw increases in GDP for 37 states plus...