- How to Appeal Adverse Determinations from the IRS for Tax-Advantaged Bonds: New Guidance – Squire Patton Boggs
- IRS Issues Procedures for Appealing Adverse Bond Determinations.
- GFOA Analysis of Latest Coronavirus Relief Legislation.
- S&P ESG Pulse: Reimagining Accounting To Measure Climate Change Risks
- Can Parking Benefit Districts Step In as Revenue Sources Dry Up? – Nossaman
- Can 2020 Bond-Financed Projects Take Advantage of the fixed 4% Rate in the Pending COVID-19 Legislation? – Nixon Peabody
- First, Do No Harm: States Can Preserve Revenue by Decoupling From CARES Act Tax Breaks for Business Losses.
- 2021 Public Finance Outlooks: here; and here.
- 2021 State and Local Government Outlooks: here; and here.
- 2021 Education Outlooks: here; here; and here.
- Fitch 2021 Outlook – US Public Finance Utilities
- Breaking Down What to Expect from Municipal Bonds in 2021.
- And finally, I’m Worth What?!! is brought to us this week by City of Seattle v. Rodriguez, in which some punter was charged with violating the city’s sexual exploitation ordinance by propositioning an undercover officer. The price agreed on? 80 bucks! Coase Theorem notwithstanding, it is our understanding that that price (so we’re heard!) is well below market. Closer to home, we did learn that solicitation is not protected speech under the First Amendment and that this is “readily ascertainable to persons of ordinary intelligence.” No matter that such persons remain in desperate short supply at the moment.