Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 06/13/2016: Illinois This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois, which scheduled to issue $550 million in general obligation bonds, secured by the full faith and credit of the State, the week of June 13,...
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Harris County Tollway Authority to Issue Revenue Refunding Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 06/06/2016: Harris County This week’s featured bond comes from the Harris County Texas Toll Road Authority, which scheduled to issue $500 million in general revenue bonds, secured by revenues from the toll road and...
Police, Prisoners, and Crimes: A Look at the Numbers
MuniNet Takes a Look at Public Criminal Justice Data Available to Answer Questions Criminal justice and public safety are some of the most frequently discussed and scrutinized government functions. One of the reasons for its persistent importance is that crime is...
Featured Bond: Pennsylvania to Issue $990 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 05/31/2016: Pennsylvania This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which scheduled to issue $990 million in general revenue bonds, secured by full faith and credit of the state, the week of...
San Diego Water Utility Offers $567 Million in Revenue Bonds
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 05/23/2016 This week’s featured bond comes from the San Diego Water Utility Fund, which scheduled to issue $567 million in subordinated water revenue bonds, secured by a pledge of net revenues from the Water Utility Fund,...
New Chicago Survey Takes the Pulse of Resident Views of City
Chicago Resident's Views Both Reinforce and Surprise Earlier this month, the New York Times and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a survey of 1,123 Chicago residents aged 18 and over, randomly selected, to gather information of their current views toward their...
Worth the Walk: Investments in Active Transportation Infrastructure Provide Local Economic Benefits.
by Jeffrey L Garceau Residents of many major cities have become accustomed to seeing bicycle lanes on their streets and bicycle sharing services popping up in their neighborhoods, in an attempt to accommodate and foster non-motorized travel. People with concerns about...