Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of May 14th, 2018: University of California Revenue Bonds – $1.2 Billion The Regents of the University of California are issuing general revenue bonds in the amount of $1.2 billion the week of May 14th, 2018. 2018 Series AZ is $947...
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University of Connecticut to Issue Special Obligation Bonds – $152 Million
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of March 12, 2018: University of Connecticut – Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Bonds – $152 Million The University of Connecticut is issuing $152 million in special obligation student fee revenue bonds the week of March 12,...
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...
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...
State of Maryland General Obligation Bonds – $1.3 Billion | MuniNet Featured Bond Issue
Featured Municipal Bond Issue, Week of 08/07/2017: State of Maryland General Obligation Bonds (Refunding) – $1.3 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Maryland. The 'Old Line State' is issuing general obligation and general obligation...
Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress Part I: The Gathering Storm
In Part I of 'Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress', James Spiotto Looks at the Gathering Storm in Illinois and Its Municipalities since 2000 In the Introduction to this series, James Spiotto stressed the need for deliberate, disciplined...
How State and Local Governments Can Overcome Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress
MuniNet Guide Co-Publisher James Spiotto Looks at How We Got Here, Where We Can Go, and How States Are Working to Trim Expenditures While Working on Policy Goals by James Spiotto Over the past sixteen years we have had two recessions (2001 and 2007), the...
Re-Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities in 2017 – Part One: Examining Financial Health Against a Backdrop of High Ratings
Are Credit Ratings Reflecting True Risk? More than two years ago, MuniNet published a five-part series on Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities, intended to examine and create a framework to analyze the financial health of cities. With this first...
Hawaii General Obligation Bonds (State of Hawaii) – $856 Million
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 05/01/2017: Hawaii General Obligation Bonds (State of Hawaii Taxable and Tax-Exempt) – $856 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is issuing general obligation bonds bonds...
City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds: MuniNet Featured Bond – $1.2 Billion
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 01/16/2017: City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds – $1.2 Billion This week’s featured bond comes from the State of Illinois. The City of Chicago is issuing tax-exempt and taxable general obligation bonds in the amount...