Featured Bond - Week of August 5, 2019: State of Minnesota $673 Million in General Obligation Bonds Overview The State of Minnesota is issuing $673 million in general obligation state bonds through competitive sale. The bonds are split into Series 2019 A-D. The 2019A...
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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...
Featured Bond – Week of July 22, 2019: State of Connecticut $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of July 22, 2019: State of Connecticut $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding Bonds Overview The State of Connecticut is issuing $244 Million in General Obligation Refunding bonds through competitive sale with a sale date of July 25, 2019....
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...
Featured Bond – Week of July 8, 2019: Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District $400 Million in Electric Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of July 8, 2019: Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District $400 Million in Electric Revenue Bonds Overview The Sacramento California Municipal Utility District is issuing $400 million in Electric Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale. The bonds are...
Not All Cities Have A Pension Problem
By Richard A. Ciccarone, President & CEO of Merritt Research Services, LLC and Co-Owner of MUNINET, LLC The Top 21% of Cities With High Pension Funding Levels Deserve Attention and Usually Praise With so much well-deserved negative attention focused on cities...
Featured Bond: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 24, 2019: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds Overview The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is issuing $300 Million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale....
Featured Bond: $231 Million Texas Children’s Hospital – Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hospital Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 17, 2019: Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation $231 Million in Hospital Revenue Bonds (Texas Children's Hospital) Overview The Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation is issuing $231...
Featured Bond: The City of Charlotte $182 Million in Airport Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of June 3, 2019: City of Charlotte, NC $182 Million in Airport Revenue Bonds Overview The City of Charlotte, North Carolina is issuing $182 Million in Airport Revenue refunding bonds. $141.9 million of this is Non-AMT and $40.6 million is AMT. The...
Featured Bond: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California – $220 Million in Water Revenue Refunding Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of May 27, 2019: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - $220 Million in Water Revenue Refunding Bonds Overview The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is issuing $220 Million in Water Revenue Refunding Bonds...