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Gov. J.B. Pritzker Rules Out Constitutional Change to Address Illinois’ $134 billion in Unfunded Pension Liabilities.
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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Residency Requirements for Public Construction.
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Fitch Ratings: Review Completed for New Jersey Public Universities
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Will Investors And Insurers Sink Or Save Florida?
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S&P Bulletin: New York MTA’s Proposed $51 Billion Capital Program Indeterminate As A Credit Risk
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The Curious Case of Aurelius Capital v. Puerto Rico.
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Fitch Ratings’ View of Wildfire Credit Risk for LADWP Posed by Getty Fire.
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California Governor Newsom Fielding More PG&E Takeover Calls.
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California Senator Drafts Bill to Turn PG&E Into Public Utility.
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Big Housing Bonds Pass in San Francisco and Durham, N.C.
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New Jersey Edges Toward First Public Bank to Bypass Commercial Lenders.
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Proposed Changes to Wisconsin Tax Incremental Financing Laws Could Harm Extra Collateral to Development Loans.
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Moore: Michigan Cities Not Ready to Endure Another Long-Lasting Recession
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Clinton Township Found Liable in Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Lawsuit.
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Washington, D.C. Joins Muni Selling Spree With Record Bond Deal.
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Kansas Tax Outlook Improving, But State Still Set To Spend More Than It Receives.
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Fires and Blackouts Pose an $11.5 Billion Economic Hit to California.
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First Foundation Bank Picks Sacramento to Launch Municipal Finance Division.
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Illinois’ Municipal Market Penalty Eases in $750 Million Bond Sale.
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Illinois’s Road and Bridge Bond Runs Smack Into a Supply Glut.
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Fitch Rtgs: Chicago Teachers Settlement Preserves Expenditure Flexibility; State Aid Key
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Bankrupt Puerto Rico Eyes New Debt Policy, Will Pay Holiday Bonus.
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Deep in No-Tax Texas, Shale Hub Weighs $569 Million School Bond.
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S&P State Brief: Kansas
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Pension Vise Tightens on Illinois Towns.
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S&P: Chicago Ratings Hinge On Its Ability To Achieve Structural Balance By 2022.
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A Reasonable Proposal: How U.S. Law Allows Puerto Rico’s Legal Bills To Flourish
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New York State Is Paying Up to Borrow With a Taxable Bond Sale.
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Assured Guaranty Corp. v. Puerto Rico: SIFMA Amicus Brief
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Chicago’s New Mayor Grapples With Nation’s Worst Pension Debt.
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San Jose to Propose Turning PG&E Into Giant Customer-Owned Utility.
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Is Consolidating the Assets of Illinois’ Public Pension Funds a Good Idea?
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Fitch Rtgs: No Cali Blackout Near-Term Effect on Infrastructure, Municipals
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Major Credit Agency Upgrades California’s Credit Rating.
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The City of San Bernardino’s Bankruptcy.
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FERC Affirms Transmission Incentives to California Utilities for Regional Transmission Organization Participation.
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Cuomo’s Hazy Thruway Toll Plan Shadows $2.7 Billion Bond Sale.
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Puerto Rico’s Messy Bankruptcy May Get Even Messier.
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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Clash Hits Pivotal Point at Supreme Court.
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Groundwater Contaminant Regulation in California: State Water Board Lowers Notification Levels and Announces First Step Towards Developing an MCL for Certain Compounds.
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Opinion: California pension debt climbs despite strong economy
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‘Stunning Rebuke to Predatory Wall Street Megabanks’ as California Gov. Signs Law Allowing Creation of Public Banks.
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California Rebukes Predatory Wall Street Megabanks With New Public Bank Law.
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California Local Governments Gain a Pathway to Establish Public Banks.
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Popular in Wisconsin: Cheese, the Packers and…Risky Bonds.
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Editorial: Chicago and Illinois Don’t Have Enough Taxpayers to Pay for All This.
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Chicago Teachers Set Strike Date as Investors Eye Costs.
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: Illinois School Districts
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There’s a New Muni-Debt Crisis Brewing in Another U.S. Territory.
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Assured Guaranty Responds to Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s Plan of Adjustment.
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San Diego Turns to Smart City Tech to Bolster ‘Promise Zone’
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California’s More Than Dreamin’ about Public Banks.
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New York Report Studies Risks, Rewards of the Smart City.
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Illinois’s Risk to Bond Buyers Is Getting Hotter – Literally
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MTA to Sell $25 Billion of Congestion-Fee Bonds in Record Budget.
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New Jersey’s Debt Is a Hot Commodity in Hunt for Higher Yields.
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Federal Board Files Plan to Reduce Puerto Rico Debt by 60%.
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Fitch Ratings: Fiscal Renaissance Continues for California
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California Backs Big Bond Deal for Virgin Trains’ Las Vegas Line.
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The GM Strike Poses A Tax Threat To Michigan: Albright (Radio)
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General Motors Strike Poses Tax Threat to Michigan.
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: Massachusetts Municipalities
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: Rhode Island Municipalities
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: New Jersey Municipalities And Counties
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Detroit Mayor Wants to Wipe Out Residential Blight With Bonds.
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California Lawmakers Pass Bill Rolling Back Bond Disclosures.
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S&P Charter School Brief: Illinois
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Stung Luxury Dorm Bondholders Say University Broke Promises.
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University of Oklahoma Fires Back at Trust Bank in Muni Bond Dispute.
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Moody’s Views Addition of Bond Insurers for Prepa RSA as ‘Significant Progress’
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Shifts in Tax Policy Need to Address Puerto Rico’s Status.
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Bondholders With $1.1 Billion Riding on N.J. Mall Get a Peek.
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: Maine Municipalities And Counties
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S&P: Oklahoma Court Ruling On Johnson & Johnson In Wake Of Opioid Crisis Is Not Likely To Affect Municipal Credit Quality
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S&P: Despite ERCOT’s Price Spikes, Texas Public Power Utilities Remain Resilient
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Final Bond Insurers Join Deal Over Puerto Rico Electric Utility Debt.
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S&P Medians And Credit Factors: Illinois Municipalities And Counties
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Illinois’ Financially Distressed Municipal Laws Need ‘Teeth’ Before Next Downturn, Expert Says.
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Fitch Downgrades Alaska Again for State Budget Problems.
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Atlanta Sells Airport Bonds, But Council Has Some Questions On How It Was Done.
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What Will Be the Fallout from Denver Airport’s Great Hall P3 Termination?
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Chicago Mayor Searches for Answers to Gaping Budget Hole.
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Editorial: Pension, Bond Lawsuit Should Get Its Day In Court
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Illinois Bonds Gain as Judge Denies Petition to Void Debt.
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Illinois Debt Boosted After $14 Billion Bond Challenge Dismissed.
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Judge Slams Petition Challenging Illinois Bonds as Political.
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U.S. Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Puerto Rico Pension Law.
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Editorial: DIA Got Out Of A Bad Public-Private Partnership, We Should Stop Getting Into Them.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down City Ordinance Attempting to Regulate Utilities’ Use of Municipal Rights-of-Way.
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Fitch Ratings: Great Hall Termination Will Not Hit DIA or Project’s Rating
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Hedge Fund Seeking to Void Illinois Debt Made Wager on Default.
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Investor Behind Illinois Bond Suit Made Short Bet Tied to Case, Funds Claim.
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New Jersey Law Expands Eligibility Criteria for Designating Redevelopment Areas: Day Pitney
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EPA Clears the Way for Much Needed Funds for Water and Sewer Repairs in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Restructures 200 Delinquent State Revolving Fund Loans.
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Appeals Court: Winnetka Stormwater Fee Not An Illegal Tax
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Fitch Affirms Illinois’ IDR at ‘BBB’; Outlook Revised to Stable
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Fitch Affirms Pennsylvania’s IDR at ‘AA-‘; Outlook Revised to Stable
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Atlanta Scores Nearly $1M to Support Economic Development in Struggling Areas.
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Ohio’s Budget Bill Includes Economic Development Incentives Provisions.
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Public Finance Watchdog Warns Illinois Taxpayers About Reports From Credit Rating Agencies.
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State Auditor: Serious Issues with Some Mississippi Agencies
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Kentucky’s New Pension Law Marks Unprecedented Reforms.
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Virgin Trains Seeks $3.6 Billion in Muni Bonds for California-to-Vegas Rail Line.
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Fitch Ratings: University of Alaska Hit by Shrinking State Support of Higher Education
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Here’s Why Puerto Rico’s Next Governor Will Inherit a Financial Mess.
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California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets.
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Could Public Banks Help California Fund Affordable Housing?
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New Financial State of Chicago.
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Las Vegas Monorail Pays Off Bonds, Plans Market Return.
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Republican Ideas to Fund Michigan Road Repairs Taking Shape Over Summer.
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California Legislature Approves Multibillion-Dollar Wildfire Fund.
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California’s Fix for Utility Crisis Depends on Munis, Again.
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FCC Blocks Part of San Francisco’s First-in-Nation Broadband Law.
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First Circuit Provides ‘Guidance’ on Challenging Puerto Rico’s Debt Restructuring Statute: Nelson Mullins
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Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Plan Is Almost Done, and It Could Start a Fight.
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New Michigan Initiative Looks to Change State Revenue Sharing.
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Jaffray Will Soon Disappear From the Piper Jaffray Name.
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Fitch Downgrades Vermont’s IDR to ‘AA+’; Rates $125MM GOS ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable
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Mastercard, Mercator Advisory and NASACT Release Report on New York Payment Operations.
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Federal Government Demands Part of Oklahoma’s $270M Opioid Settlement.
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‘Drag This Out as Long as Possible’: Former Official Faces Rare Criminal Charges Under Open-Records Law
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S&P Extra Credit Podcast: All Things Texas
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S&P Charter School Brief: Nevada
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New Michigan Road-Funding Scheme: Issue $10B in Teacher Pension Debt to Free Up Cash.
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California ‘Public Banks’ Legislation Could Upend Local Government Finance, Backers Say.
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Philadelphia City Controller’s Office Identifies Significant Financial Errors.
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The Far-Reaching Effects if Puerto Rico Snubs Precedent and the Rule of Law.
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California Law Shedding Light on Public Bond Costs May Die Next Year.
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Illinois Comptroller Lashes Out Over Late budgetary Post-Mortem from 2018.
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Michigan GOP’s $1B Road Repair Idea: Pension Bonds.
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The Nuclear Option: Clearwater Condo Owners Push Back Against Bond Debt.
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Fitch Ratings: Texas HB3 Boosts State K-12 Funding, Reduces Local Tax Rates
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New California Debt Financing Guide for Public Agencies: Orrick
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The Lingering, Unresolved Battle Over Short-Term Rentals in One California City.
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Florida Zoning Appeals Law: Miami-Dade County Special Exception Denial Quashed .
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Why Are Residents Leaving Illinois in Droves?
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Puerto Rico Debt Plan Leaves Investors With a Choice: Lose Money or Fight
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Executive Director of Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Defends Proposed Restructuring Deal.
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New York Mall’s $300 Million Muni Bonds Cut to Junk by Moody’s.
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Fitch Webinar: Texas SB2 May Impact Local Government Ratings – Now Available On Demand
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S&P: Texas Local Governments Could Face Budget Headwinds–And Credit Quality Strain–From Property Tax Reform
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Puerto Rico Pension Deal Scales Back on Planned Cuts to Retiree Benefits.
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Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Strikes $35 Billion Restructuring Deal With Commonwealth’s Bondholders.
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Philadelphia’s Road to Pension Recovery.
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Illinois Last State in Nation to File Official Budget Report.
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Florida Creates Blockchain Task Force to Study Benefits of Blockchain Technology.
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Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Amendments Narrowing Bargaining Rights for Public Sector Unions.
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California Blight-Fighting Agencies May Be Revived for Housing.
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Connecticut Closes a $3.7 Billion Deficit Without an Income-Tax Hike.
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Fitch: Evaluating KCI’s Airport Modernization Program.
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Will Legalizing Marijuana and Sports Betting Solve Illinois’ Budget Problems?
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Credit Analysts Cautious Over Illinois Budget, Infrastructure Plan.
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Baltimore Officials Estimate Damage From Ransomware Attack At Over $18 Million, Likely to Rise.
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Moody’s Raises Concerns over R.I. Continuing-Contracts Law.
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Ambac Announces The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Did Not Approve The Surplus Note Interest Payment Due on June 7, 2019.
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Bond Titan Spurns Illinois Rally Over ‘Pension Beasts’
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Cyberattack Hobbles Baltimore for Two Weeks and Counting.
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Fitch Ratings: Strong Economy Continues to Propel California’s Budget
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S&P Charter School Brief: Michigan
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Detroit Schools Borrow More and More to Pay Back Bonds.
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Moody’s: New Jersey’s Recession Preparedness Reserves are Weak.
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Illinois Governor Eyes $41.5 Billion Plan to Rebuild State’s Infrastructure.
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Why Illinois Is ‘Show of Shows’ in ‘Tight’ Muni Market.
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Illinois Pension Consolidation: A Path Forward Or A Road To Nowhere?
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Fitch Ratings: Illinois’ Revenue Picture Improves but Fiscal Questions Remain
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Maryland School District Turns to P3s to Tackle $8.5B Backlog.
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City of El Paso Considering Public-Private Partnership for Downtown Arena.
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S&P Charter School Brief: Texas
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S&P: Will The Next Phase Of Seismic Compliance Spending Shake California Hospital Ratings?
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Board Extends Power to Cover Puerto Rico’s 78 Municipalities.
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Puerto Rico Board Boosts 30-Year Debt Payment Forecast.
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Puerto Rico Oversight Board to Take Local Governments Under Its Wing.
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Fitch Rtgs: Congestion Pricing Will Provide Reliable Revenue to MTA
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To Address Climate Threat, California Must Lead the Way on Green Bonds.
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Puerto Rico Board’s $1 Billion Lawsuit Escalates Bond Feud.
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Puerto Rico Announces Deal to Restructure Power Authority Debt.
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Puerto Rico Seeks to Have $9 Billion in Debt Ruled Unconstitutional.
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S&P Charter School Brief: Pennsylvania
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S&P Extra Credit: New York State, Transit, And Locals
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S&P State Brief: Hawaii
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Illinois Budget Gap a Concern for Municipal Bond Market: Fitch
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Fitch Rates Philadelphia, PA’s GOs ‘A-‘; Outlook Revised to Positive.
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San Francisco Mayor Sees PG&E Assets as a ‘Great’ Opportunity.
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California to Finally Tackle Inverse Condemnation Reform for Wildfires? – Nossaman
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San Francisco Might Divorce PG&E But Not Wildfire Costs.
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Fitch Rates Philadelphia, PA’s GOs ‘A-‘; Outlook Revised to Positive.
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S&P State Brief: West Virginia
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The Hidden Horror of Hudson Yards Is How It Was Financed.
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California Is Set to Help PG&E and Maybe, Possibly, Take It Over.
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PG&E Caps Best Day Since Going Bankrupt as California Offers Help.
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California Governor Seeks to Protect Utilities From the Cost of Wildfires.
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Los Angeles Is Having a Loud Economic Boom.
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Alaska House Finance Committee Kills School Bond Debt Reimbursement.
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Missouri Senate Passes Law Banning TIFs in Flood Plains.
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S&P: The State Of New York’s Big Four Urban Areas Outside Of New York City.
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Judge Dismisses Truckers’ Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Tolls.
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Puerto Rico Oversight Board May Seek Money Back From Bondholders.
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Cash-Strapped Illinois, Chicago Seek Billions From Investors.
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