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Should States and Localities Be Worried About the U.S. Downgrade?
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Muni Finance and the Federal Fiscal Food Fight.
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Why Municipal Bonds Might Not Be Protected From Climate Risk Forever.
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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Fitch U.S. Local Government Rating Model.
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Fitch U.S. Local Government Rating Model – User Guide
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Fitch Proposed U.S. Public Finance Local Government Rating Criteria (Exposure Draft Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs])
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Fitch U.S. Local Government Rating Model – User Guide
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Fitch Ratings Updates USPF College and University Rating Criteria.
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S&P: U.S. Housing Finance Agencies 2022 Medians: Strong Metrics, Balance Sheets Reinforce Credit Quality
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Fitch: Life Plan Communities Able to Manage Nursing Staff Requirements
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Fitch: More U.S. Higher Ed Consolidation, Trimming or Closures to Come
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$7.5 Billion Financing for Water Infrastructure Projects Announced.
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U.S. States Jump Start Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
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The Digital Transformation of Small Utilities.
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Munis a Harder Sell? (Bloomberg Audio)
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Muni Bonds Slump on Federal Reserve’s Higher-for-Longer Stance.
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Hospital-Backed Municipal Bonds: A Hidden Opportunity in the Pandemic Fallout
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Munis Fall Short Of Seasonal Expectations In August.
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Infrastructure Becomes Locked Market in Muniland: Masters of the Muniverse
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Appealing Municipal Market Indicators and Strong Economic Data is Fueling the Golden Age of Municipals Despite Near-Term Uncertainty.
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S&P U.S. Mortgage Revenue Bond Program Medians: Strong Credit Quality Keeps The House In Order
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Acute Health Care 2022 Medians: Historically Low Metrics Signify A Long Road To A New Normal
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Fitch Ratings Releases Granular Sector-Specific 2022 Transition and Default Study.
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Fitch: Recruiting Staff Remains an Uphill Battle for U.S. Life Plan Communities
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Transportation Is Feeling the Heat.
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How Bonds Can Help Cities Manage Extreme Weather.
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San Diego Airport Is Latest Snazzy Makeover Financed by Bonds.
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What Is Public Finance Investment Banking?
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September Muni Market Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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Using Surveillance Tech to Get Insights Into Muni Bonds.
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Muni Bonds at a Premium: A Wise Investment Strategy
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Munis on Track to Having a Strong Year.
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How Higher Rates Could Actually Help Muni Bond ETFs.
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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As Cyberattacks Grow, Cyber Insurance is Increasingly Out of Reach for Many Municipalities.
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How One State Pushes Cybersecurity to Local Agencies.
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Public Debt and the Art of the Float.
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S&P U.S. State Pension And OPEBs: Funding Progress Is Likely To Pick Up In 2023 After Slipping In 2022
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The IRA and Public Schools.
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Nursing Home Staffing Mandates to Further Strain Troubled Sector .
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Fitch: Immigration-Driven Labor Supply Sustains Job Growth as Labor Market Cools; 2024 Job Losses Expected
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Fitch: U.S. Water Utilities Hold Steady as Recession Looms
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Summer Travel Boom Reignites Airport-Bond Sales in August.
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Kayne Anderson’s Friedricks Sees Huge Demand for Munis,
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Muni Market Triple Lindy (Bloomberg Audio)
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Muni Investors Risk Dismal Returns in September, Barclays Says.
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Fitch: U.S. State Budgets Prepared to Prove Mettle Headed into 2024
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P3 State Legislation Update and Opportunities for the Private Sector: Squire Patton Boggs
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What To Expect From S&P Global Ratings’ U.S. Public Finance Rating Process.
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The Future Of Commercial Real Estate And Big City Budgets.
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Crisis in Concrete: Navigating the Ripple Effects of Commercial Real Estate on Municipal Bonds
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No Real Fix To the Sharp Rise in Public Debt Loads, Economists Say.
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EPA Cybersecurity Rule Challenged by States and Water Systems Associations.
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US Water Infrastructure ‘Unsustainable’ Amid Rapidly Evolving Crisis, Report Warns.
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U.S. and Canadian Ports – Fitch Peer Review (Attribute Assessments, Metrics and Ratings)
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Cargo Volumes Soften for U.S. and Canadian Ports; Cruise Activity Rebounds – Fitch
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ESG Criticism Seen Benefiting Bonds.
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A New Village Square for Public Funds Investors.
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An Emerging ‘Greenium’? New Research Says Green Bonds Cost Governments Less.
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Inside the $900 million ‘Black Tax’: Why It’s So Much More Expensive for Black Towns to Borrow Money.
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GFOA: Audits and ARPA – You’re Not Alone!
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Dwindling Muni Sales Limit Pain With Market Set for Monthly Drop.
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Barry Eichengreen On Living In a World of Higher Public Debt.
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Muni Market Outlook for September (Bloomberg Audio)
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Contracting Money Supply: A New Risk for Bond Investors
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Muni Bonds Are Back In Fashion.
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Muni Market’s Performance Wilts in Worst Month Since February.
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Why Dwindling Muni Sales May Provide Opportunities.
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S&P Credit Trends: Improving Finances Drive U.S. Public Finance Credit Quality In The Second Quarter
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Rating Actions, July 2023.
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S&P U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Toll Sector Report Card: Resilient Demand And Higher Tolls Underpin Credit Strength
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Opinion: How Toxic Fertilizers Create Toxic Municipal Bonds
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Bond Villains: How a Little-Understood Feature of Urban Finance – Municipal Bonds – Fuels Racial Inequality.
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Munis Maintain Summer Heat in July.
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Positive Trends in the Municipal Debt Outlook.
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Muni Buyers Can Find Bargains in Unlevered Closed-End Funds.
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Muni Market Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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Neuberger’s Iselin Sees Pockets of Opportunity in Munis.
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Municipal Bonds Outperform as Investors Rush to Buy Dwindling Supply.
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Shorter Term Munis Continue to Win Over Longer Dated Munis.
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2023 State Budget Trends.
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Muni Implications of Fitch Surprise Downgrade.
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Office Exodus: Can US Cities Survive?
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Regulate AI? Here’s What States Need to Know.
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Wall Street’s Projected Tab on Muni Price-Fixing Suits Expected to Plunge.
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Analysis Suggests Municipal Bond Market Prices Race But Not Climate Risk.
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S&P: What U.S. CDFI Ratios’ Resilience Through Changing Economic Landscapes Means For Long-Term Credit Quality.
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Revisiting WIFIA Sub-UST Interest Rates for SRFs.
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EPA Announces $50 million in Grants for Stormwater, Sewer Needs.
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Public Pensions: Double-Check Those ‘Shadow Banker’ Investments
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Buying Opportunity Now in Munis: Pearce Fitts
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Muni Selloff Is an Opportunity: Appleton’s Pearce Fitts
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A Top-Performing Muni Fund That Ventures Where Others Don’t.
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The Mid-August Muni Bond Market (Bloomberg Audio)
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The Higher Your Tax Bracket, the More Attractive Municipal Bonds May Look.
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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How Fitch’s US Debt Downgrade Impacts Municipal Bonds.
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Fitch’s US Credit Downgrade Sparks Criticism Along With Unease.
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US Downgrade Hits Muni Market as Fitch Cuts Billions of Debt.
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Fitch: U.S. Downgrade Has Limited Effect on Public Finance Ratings
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The Weekly Fix: No Country Has ‘God-Given’ Right To AAA Rating
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America’s Credit Rating Was Just Slashed. America Should Be Worried.
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Ratings Firms Struggle With Climate Risk in $133 Trillion Market.
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Most States End Fiscal 2023 With a Budget Surplus as Revenues Exceed Forecasts: NASBO Budget Blog
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States Finalize Fiscal 2024 Budgets: NASBO Budget Blog
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Fitch: State Revenues Weakened in FY2023 but Resilience Remains High
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Muni Bank Loans Top $200 Billion to Near Record.
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Bringing Local Government Budgeting Up to the Speed of Change.
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Housing Rating Actions, Second-Quarter 2023.
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Illinois Feared Losing to Wall Street Banks Over Muni Price-Fixing Case.
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S&P: Economic Momentum Expected To Wane For Mineral-Producing U.S. States As Tailwinds Abate
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S&P Sustainability Insights: California’s Evolving Insurance Market Has Mixed Impacts – Spotlight On U.S. Public Finance
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As Water Reuse Expands, Proponents Battle the ‘Yuck’ Factor.
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The Risks Hidden in Public Pension Funds.
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Rising Yields Are Making Municipal Bonds an Attractive Option.
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Muni Market Projection for August (Bloomberg Audio)
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GFOA Accounting for Capital Assets: eBook Now Available
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Subscription Supposition: A GFOA Look at Practical SBITA Examples.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Public College And University Fiscal 2022 Medians And Ratios: Road To Recovery Is Paved With Federal Funding; Hazards Remain
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Private College And University Fiscal 2022 Medians And Ratios: As Pandemic Risks Abate, Enrollment Pressures Persist
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S&P Second Party Opinion: NHP Foundation Taxable Bonds Series 2023 (Social Bonds)
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States Put Buying Power to Work for Local Governments.
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Public Sector Slow to Respond to Cyberattacks, Report Finds.
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Pitch In to Recruit.
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Muni ETF Boom Stalls After Record Gains as Investors Seek Yield.
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Reasons to Fall in Love With Municipal Bonds Right Now. How to Invest.
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Expensive Muni Prices Threaten Buyer Shift to Treasuries.
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Muni Bond Market Outlook (Bloomberg Audio)
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Fitch: Labor Issues Cloud Otherwise Strong 2Q for U.S. Public Finance
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U.S. Public Finance Long-Term Municipal Pools: Key Information And Characteristics – S&P
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Quantifying Climate Change Risks to the Cost of Municipal Borrowing.
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In a Bad State: Responding to State and Local Budget Crises
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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S&P U.S. Charter Schools Rating Actions, Second-Quarter 2023.
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Emission-Reduction Initiatives Prime City and State Agencies for Federal Grants.
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US Power Grid Faces Escalating Cyber Threats, Infrastructure Experts Warn.
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Black Colleges With Boosted Ratings to See Borrowing Costs Drop.
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Three Things City Leaders Should Know About the Municipal Bond Market.
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Why the Next Year Is Great for Muni Investors.
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Unlocking the Potential of Taxable Municipal Bonds.
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MSRB Q2, 2023 Municipal Securities Market Summary.
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States Finalize Fiscal 2024 Budgets: NASBO Budget Blog
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Cities Explore Making Budgeting, Long-Term Planning Transparent.
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U.S. State Debt: Lower For Now – S&P
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How States and Cities Lost Billions Refinancing Their Debt Early.
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States Have Broadband Money. Now They Just Have to Figure Out How to Spend It.
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S&P Biannual Rating Actions For U.S. Municipal Retail Electric, Gas, And Wholesale Utilities.
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Fitch: US Airports & Toll Roads Reach Full Recovery
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Fitch: More Pressure Likely for U.S. Higher Education As Federal Aid Runs Out
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Public College And University Fiscal 2022 Medians And Ratios: Road To Recovery Is Paved With Federal Funding; Hazards Remain
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Private College And University Fiscal 2022 Medians And Ratios: As Pandemic Risks Abate, Enrollment Pressures Persist
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Fitch: U.S. Children’s Hospitals Medians Stumble Amid Inflation and Investment Pressures
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Short on Cash, Some Hospitals Now Face Debt Defaults.
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S&P U.S. Public Pension Fiscal 2023 Update: Funded Ratios Stable, Inflation Retreats, And POB Issuance Stops
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Why Municipal Pensions Should Kick-Start an Innovation Fund.
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Muni Market Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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Muni Investors With $250,000 to Spend Want Individual Attention.
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Taking Advantage of an Anomaly in the Municipal Yield Curve.
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BlackRock’s Carney: Munis Might Lag If Treasuries Rally
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JPMorgan Launches 2 New Municipal Bond ETFs.
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Municipal Midyear Outlook: Come on In, the Water’s Fine
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Municipals Deliver on Seasonal Expectations.
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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Fitch Global Cross-Sector Mid-Year Outlook 2023.
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Fitch: Most North American Sectors Retain Deteriorating Outlook
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What Puerto Rico’s Prepa Bankruptcy Means for Munis.
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Fitch: SCOTUS College Rulings Have No Immediate Rating Impacts but May Affect Future Enrollment
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3 Tips for Public Sector Leaders Looking to Take Advantage of Federal Funding for Infrastructure.
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How Cities Can Navigate Their State’s Broadband Preemption Laws.
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‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grant Applications Expanded.
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Some Hospitals That Spent Big on Nurses During Pandemic Are Now Short on Cash.
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Munis Wrap the First Half of 2023 (Bloomberg Audio)
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Muni Market Second Half Outlook (Bloomberg Audio)
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Stay Defensive With Intermediate Municipal Bonds.
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Thoughts From The Municipal Bond Desk (June Edition)
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First Half Public Finance Primary Issuance Down 20%, Foreshadows Potential Scarcity of Municipal Investment Options.
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Amid Recession Fears, Get Exposure to Municipal Bonds.
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Diversification and Quality Dominate: An Analysis of Top Performing Muni Strategies
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NASBO Fiscal Survey of States – Spring, 2023
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California Is Signaling a Recession. Will the Rest of the U.S. Follow?
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S&P: In The Race To A Fiscal 2024 Budget, U.S. States Face Off Against Stubborn Inflation And Slowing Revenue Growth
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Fitch: U.S. Toll Roads Hold Steady as Summer Travel Approaches and Recession Looms
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Fitch: Performance Dims As Expected for U.S. Public Power Utilities
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Public Transit Systems Remain Vulnerable to Cyber Threats.
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Feds Want to Help Prevent Cyberattacks On the Water Sector.
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The National Cybersecurity Strategy: A Guide for Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators
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Hospital Cyber Attacks Surge, Risking Struggling Bottom Lines.
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State Coffers to Take a Hit With the End of Extra Federal Medicaid Funding.
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Wall Street Sours on America’s Downtowns.
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The Best and Worst Run Cities in America.
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S&P: Could Empty Offices Lead To Empty Coffers For U.S. Cities?
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Brookings: Big Cities Are Showing Signs of Recovery after Historic Population Losses, New Census Data Shows
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Exploring the Complex Interplay of Municipal Debt Markets and Political Shifts.
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Bonding Time: A Discussion with Tom Kozlik, HilltopSecurities
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16th Amendment’s Pruskowski Sees Opportunities in Credit.
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Muni Headlines and Outlook (Bloomberg Audio)
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Why IG Munis Present an Opportunity for the Second Half.
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Muni Bonds Coming Back Into Style.
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