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...
Municipal Finance
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 — Industrial Development Authority of Kansas City, MO (Kansas City International Airport)
Featured Bond – Week of June 10, 2019: Industrial Development Authority of the City of Kansas City, MO Airport Special Obligation Bonds Overview The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Kansas City, Missouri is issuing $851, 335,000 of Airport Special...
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...
Featured Bond: City of Austin – $464 Million in Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of May 20, 2019: City of Austin, Texas $464 Million in Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds Overview The City of Austin, Texas is issuing $464 million in Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds through negotiated sale. The pricing date is...
Featured Bond: State of Oregon – $156 Million in General Obligation Bonds (Higher Education)
Featured Bond - Week of May 13, 2019: State of Oregon $156 Million in General Obligation Bonds for Higher Education Overview The State of Oregon is issuing $156 Million in General Obligation bonds for higher education. The bonds include Series E-H most of which will...
Featured Bond: Commonwealth of Massachusetts – $700 Million in General Obligation Bonds
Featured Bond - Week of May 6, 2019: Commonwealth of Massachusetts $700 in General Obligation Bonds Overview The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is issuing an aggregate $700 Million in General Obligation Bonds to be sold through a competitive process on May 7. There are...