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Reducing Risk to Payment of State and Local Government Debt Obligations, Statutory Liens from Rhode Island to California SB222

Jul 28, 2015 | Municipal Bankruptcy, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Finance, New & Noteworthy, Public Pensions

by James Spiotto Government finance officers readily will admit that they consider assuring access to the capital markets at a low cost as part of their duties to their respective governmental bodies. The interest rates or the cost of borrowing is viewed generally as...

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Three: Long-Term Liabilities beyond Pensions

Apr 7, 2015 | Cities, Cities & States, Fiscal Distress, Municipal Bankruptcy, Municipal Bond - Pricing/Analytics, Municipal Bond Trading & Underwriting, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Credit Quality and Disclosure, Municipal Finance, Municipal Finance - General, Public Pensions

By Richard A. Ciccarone City Financial Challenges Beyond Pensions When Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities, pensions aren't the only big long term liability facing America's cities. Add to the list bonded indebtedness, other post-employment benefits...

The History of Payment of State and Local Government Debt in the United States

Mar 19, 2015 | Fiscal Distress, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Finance, New & Noteworthy

Why is it important to pay state and local government debt? by James Spiotto Past economic downturns have taught us the importance of state and local governments to timely pay their public debts: Panics, recessions and depressions: Since...

municipal debt

Reducing Risk to Payment of State and Local Government Debt Obligations, Statutory Liens from Rhode Island to California SB222

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Three: Long-Term Liabilities beyond Pensions

The History of Payment of State and Local Government Debt in the United States

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