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COVID-19 Pandemic Could Slash 2020-21 State Revenues By $200 Billion.
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U.S. States Beg, Borrow and Cut to Close Massive Budget Gaps.
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S&P: States Demonstrate Resilience As Cash Falls Short
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S&P: As COVID-19 Grips U.S. State Finances, Some Budget Debates Will Continue Well Beyond The Deadline.
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S&P Credit Trends: U.S. Public Finance Saw Calm Before COVID-19
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Fitch Ratings Updates Toll Road Criteria.
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No Rating Actions Expected After Fitch Ratings Updates U.S. Military Housing Rating Criteria.
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Invest in Infrastructure with Qualified Infrastructure Bonds.
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SIFMA Statement on LOCAL Infrastructure Act.
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Municipal Coalition (including the BDA) Weighs in on Infrastructure Bill.
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Fear Revives Muni-Bond Insurance Business From Decade-Long Slump.
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The Moving Forward Act’s Public Finance Provisions: Butler Snow
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House Introduces Major Infrastructure Legislation: H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act
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Qualified Infrastructure Bonds Are the New BABs.
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HR2: U.S. House Infrastructure Tax Bill.
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Invest in Public and Private Infrastructure Right Now.
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What Should The Public Sector Prioritize Post-Crisis?
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N.Y. Paying JPMorgan More Than Others Shows Loan-Market Pitfalls.
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Letting States Declare Bankruptcy: Debunking the Bond Argument
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A Looming Fiscal Crisis Raises Another Fear for US Cities: State Oversight and Financial Control Boards
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Virus Fallout Forces U.S. Cities to Cut Budgets, Projects – Survey.
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Calls to Defund Police on Collision Course with U.S. City Budget Gaps.
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U.S. Recovery at Risk Without Fed Aid for Cities, Group Says.
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Fitch: Fed Liquidity Program Benefits Muni but Limited Transportation Participation Expected
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Fitch: U.S Public Power Peer Review Highlights Very Strong Financial Profile
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Public-Private Partnerships in a Post-Pandemic World.
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S&P: Overall Not-For-Profit Health Care Pension Funded Ratios Are Stable — For Now
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FinMason Launches Accessible Municipal Bond Analytics.
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Wall Street’s Muni Desks Join in Bond Boom as New Sales Surge.
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U.S. Fintech FinMason Unveils Accessible Municipal Bond Analytics.
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Guide To Municipal Bond Funds.
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Taxable Muni Market Has Gained Traction: BI’s Kazatsky (Radio)
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Municipal Market Update.
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The Search for Reliable Tax-Free Income in Unreliable Economic Times.
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The Public Finance Implications Of COVID-19.
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Century Housing Announces Unique Bond Deal.
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Fitch Ratings Rates Century Housing Corp., CA $100MM Rev Bonds ‘AA’; Stable Outlook
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S&P: Moderating Debt Burdens Allow Some U.S. States Room To Borrow During A Recession
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List – 6/19/20
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S&P History Of U.S. State Ratings.
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Powell Urges Congressional Help for Unemployed, Municipalities as Economy Recovers from Coronavirus.
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States Grappling With Hit to Tax Collections.
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States Continue to Face Large Shortfalls Due to COVID-19 Effects.
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States Face ‘Uphill’ Fight as Financial Gains Reverse, Firm Says.
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Fitch: Student Housing Vulnerable in New Normal of Higher Education (Pressures on Universities, Public Private Partnerships and CMBS Loan Performance)
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Fitch: Coronavirus Weakens Student Housing PPP, US CMBS Performance
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Higher-Education Bonds in a COVID-19 World.
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A Warning to Muni Bond Investors: Coronavirus Recession Will Decimate State Finances
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Cities Turn to K Street for Help with Coronavirus.
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NABL: House Democrats Release Moving Forward Act Fact Sheet
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Is Another Exodus Ahead for U.S. Cities?
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While Washington Dithers, States Put Infrastructure Spending on Ice.
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Water Groups Propose New Fed Program, Return of Advance Refunding.
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Fitch Coronavirus Stress Test: U.S. Large Airports and Concentrated Hubs (Resilient Assets with Moderate Fiscal Pressures Under Stress Scenarios)
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Fitch Coronavirus Stress Test: U.S. Regional Airports (Risks More Acute to Smaller Regional Airports Under Downside Scenarios)
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Fitch Coronavirus Stress Test U.S. Airports’ Special Revenue Bonds (Limited Revenue Pledge May Pose Elevated Risk Should Traffic Downturn Persist)
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Fitch: Most U.S. Airports Resilient So Far Amid Coronavirus Fallout
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Fitch Coronavirus Stress Testing: U.S. International Gateway and Primary Hub Airports (Franchise Strength and Liquidity Offset Downside Stresses, Terminal Projects More Exposed)
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In the Covid Era, the Relationship Between Cities and Megadevelopments Makes Even Less Sense.
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Mid-Grade Munis Have Room To Rebound.
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Federal Reserve Opens Municipal Liquidity Facility And Releases Transaction Documents.
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Federal Reserve Further Modifies Eligibility for Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Second Expansion to the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Lending Program: Hunton Andrews Kurth
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States Contemplate Borrowing to Help Manage Pandemic’s Fiscal Impact
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Cities Prepared for Rainy Days, but Not a Fiscal Tsunami.
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Biden Calls for More Federal Aid For Cash-Strapped Governments.
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S&P: How Artificial Intelligence Technologies Are Changing U.S. Public Finance
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Future of Airport Debt in the Midst of Travel Restrictions Around the World.
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S&P: U.S. Oil-Producing States Dealt Double Blow From Price Collapse And COVID-19
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Federal Legislative Proposals at a Crossroads? – Ballard Spahr
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Wall Street Risk Analysts Rise in the Muni Bond Market.
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Investors Are in a Race to Find the Best Models of Climate Risk.
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Dual Threats: COVID and Climate Change
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Municipal Borrowers Prepare for New Issuance Surge as CUSIP Request Volume Climbs for Second Straight Month.
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Where Are Munis Getting Their Money?
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Risky Munis Shrug Off Recession in Biggest Rally Since 2009.
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The Fed’s State and Municipal Lending Is a Bad Idea
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Optimize Community QE – An Open Letter To Fed Chairman Powell
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Five Reasons Municipals Have Rarely Defaulted.
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College Bond-Sale Spree Draws in University of Michigan.
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Where to Find the Best Municipal-Bond Fund Buys.
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A Muni-Bond Fund That Lets You Sleep at Night.
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How Investors Can Evaluate Muni Bonds in the COVID-19 Economy.
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What’s Happening In The Muni CEF Space?
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Fed Expands Municipal Bond Program, Opening Door to Some Smaller Cities.
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Fed Expands Municipal Liquidity Program to Include Transit, Airports, Utilities.
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Fed Expands Municipal-Lending Facility to More Localities.
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Fed Expands Scope of Eligible Issuers for Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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BDA Calls on Fed to Include all Banks and Dealers who Provide Liquidity in Emergency Programs.
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Fed’s Municipal-Bond Backstop Is Still Too Punishing.
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Wall Street Vet Guides Fed Plan That Rescued Muni-Bond Market.
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Fed Expands Muni Loan Program to Include Smaller Borrowers.
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UPDATED: Treasury Publishes FAQs – Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments for State, Local, and Tribal Governments – Ballard Spahr
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UPDATED: New York Federal Reserve Expands Eligible Issuers and Provides Indicative Pricing and Sample Transaction Documents for Municipal Liquidity Facility – Ballard Spahr
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Best’s Special Report: Pandemic Creates a Severe Test for Municipal Bond Market
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With Stadiums Closed, Municipalities Struggle With Billions in Debt.
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As Covid-19 Closes Stadiums, Municipalities Struggle With Billions in Debt.
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S&P: Activity Estimates For U.S Transportation Infrastructure Show Public Transit And Airports Most Vulnerable To Near-Term Rating Pressure
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S&P: Top 10 Investor Questions On Our Ratings Process
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S&P COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance – Updated as of 6/3/20
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Fitch: Deficit Borrowing in Crisis Recovery Neutral to Negative for U.S. States & Locals
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House Introduces Surface Transportation Package Bond Provisions not Included in Initial Draft.
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Government Job Losses Are Piling Up, and It Could Get Worse.
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Illinois Fed Deal Bodes Well for Future Transactions.
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Protests Raise Latest Question Mark for Municipal-Bond Market.
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Video Webinar On-demand: See Expert Panelists from UBS, BAM, BNY Mellon, and MacKay Shields
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Where Some Investors See Red, These ‘Banks’ See Green.
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GFOA Economic Indicator Dashboard.
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Cities’ Next Coronavirus Dilemma: Cut Essential Services or Take On More Debt
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Fed Posts Fee Schedule for Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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U.S. States, Cities May Snub Fed Lending Program Over High Rates.
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Fed Publishes MLF Sample Purchase Rates.
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Fed Continues ETF Buying, Signals Muni Lending Facility Imminent.
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Bickering and Confusion Stall $150 Billion Meant to Boost States.
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How Should States, Localities Spend CARES Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund?
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Coronavirus Will Have an Unequal Impact on School Budgets.
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A Looming Financial Meltdown For America’s Schools.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Criteria for US HFAs: Mortgage Insurance or Guarantee Fund Programs.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Thermal Power Project Rating Criteria.
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S&P: A Bumpy Recovery Is Ahead For Hospitals And Other Health Providers As Non-Emergent Procedures Restart
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S&P: Hospitality Sector Rating Outlook Revised To Negative Amid COVID-19 Impact.
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The State Pension Crisis Goes Beyond the Big Blue States.
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How State Bond Banks Could Supercharge Fiscal Federalism.
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Biggest Muni Rally in Decade Drives Yields to Cusp of Zero.
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Muni Bonds Having Strong May, But Are They A Good Long-Term Investment Amid Budget Deficits?
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Municipal Bond Yields Show Investors Willing to Pay Premium for Debt that Addresses Climate Change.
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Retirement Communities Financed by Munis Pushed to Edge by Virus.
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New York Federal Reserve Releases Municipal Liquidity Facility Application and Form Documents: McGuireWoods
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New York Fed Releases Application Materials for the Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Fed Chair: Municipal Liquidity Facility to Launch by End of Month
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The Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility: Providing Financial Relief but at What Cost? – Dinsmore & Shohl
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Forewarned Is Forearmed: Tips And Pointers For Municipal Bond Workouts
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Fitch: US Federal Aid to Public Finance Sectors Provides Limited Relief
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Projected State Shortfalls Grow as Economic Forecasts Worsen.
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Moody’s: Bond Defaults Loom As Covid-19 Hits Senior Housing Hard
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BlackRock Doesn’t See Virus Pandemic Causing State, City Bankruptcies.
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Cities and States Need Funding Help. It Won’t Come Cheap.
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Economic Recession and Mounting Strain on Unfunded Liabilities.
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The States With the Worst Job Losses.
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Fitch: U.S. Public Finance Entities Benefit from Federal Aid Although Needs Persist
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Will a Pandemic Recovery be Dependent on Municipal Bonds?
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Can The Municipal Bond Market Be A Key To Our Pandemic Recovery?
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A Wild Ride Through Muniland.
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How Public Agencies Can Use Green Bonds to Finance Projects.
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Muni Bonds Set for Best Month Since 2009, Shaking Off Fiscal Hit.
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Elite Colleges Join Bond-Market Boom by Seizing on Low Rates.
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Fitch: North American Ports Largely Shielded from Coronavirus Fallout
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What’s Next For The Muni Market?
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Investors Are Worried About Muni Bonds. How to Profit From Others’ Fear.
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UPDATED: Federal Reserve Provides Pricing and Sale Updates to Municipal Liquidity Facility – Ballard Spahr
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Fed Prices Muni Program, Spread to Range from 150 to 590 bps.
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New York Fed Releases Notice of Interest for the Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Fed Update: PFM No Longer Assisting Fed Municipal Liquidity Facility
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Update: House Stimulus Bill Includes Fed Municipal Liquidity Facility Modifications
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Municipal Liquidity Facility Update: Facility Nears Primary Market Activity Fed Not Yet Planning for Secondary Market Activity
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Fed Takes Next Step Toward Launching Muni Lending Facility.
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Fed Prices Muni Program, Spread to Range from 150 to 590 bps.
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Cities, States Tapping $500 Billion Fed Fund Face Penalty.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center – IceMiller LLP
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New GFOA Fiscal First Aid Research Paper – Balancing the Budget Part 2
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Hey Government Officials: Cannabis Municipal Bonds Could Be A Great Source Of Revenue
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Senators Urge Fed to Buy Long-Term Debt From States, Localities.
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Private Higher Ed Munis At Higher Risk: UBS’ McNamara (Radio)
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Virus Downturn Will Further Strain Troubled Public Pension Funds.
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Public Pension-Fund Losses Set Record in First Quarter.
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Public Pensions Swoon in Worst Quarter Since Credit Crisis.
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S&P COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance – May 13, 2020
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S&P Credit FAQ: COVID-19, Recession, And U.S. Public Finance Ratings.
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States Were Prudent; Here’s Why They Need a Bailout Anyway.
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States Grappling With Hit to Tax Collections.
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U.S. Cities Seen Losing $360 Billion of Revenue From Economic Rout.
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Some Small Counties Could Take Big Economic Hits From the Coronavirus.
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A Make-or-Break Moment for Cities.
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Municipal Support for Local Economies in a Public Health Crisis May Include Regulatory Flexibility.
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Senate Committee Clears the Path for Additional WIFIA Funding.
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Luxury Dorm Financed With Muni Bonds Falls Into Bankruptcy.
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Municipal Bonds Can’t Easily Dismiss Doomsayers This Time.
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UBS Sees Muni-Bond Market Facing Biggest Storm in Modern History.
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New York MTA Bonds Rally on Wager Subway Agency Too Big to Fail.
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Green Bond Issuance Dips in Q1, but Long-Term Picture Remains Bright.
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7 Things You Must Do If Your Municipal Bond Defaults.
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House to Feature PABs and BABs in State and Local Stimulus Package.
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Strapped States Face Tough Budget Decisions: Kazatsky (Radio)
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Muni Finances Are a Mess But a Once-Junk City Just Got Upgraded.
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How the State Budget Crisis Could Derail Economic Rebound.
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States, Cities Cut Payrolls by Nearly 1 Million Over Shutdown.
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Virus Pushes America’s Hospitals to the Brink of Financial Ruin.
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Economic Downturn Threatens Cities’ Plans to Sell Housing Bonds.
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S&P Pension Brief: The Future Of U.S. Public Pensions After The Sudden-Stop Recession
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S&P: How Job Losses And Rent Moratoriums Might Affect HFA Multifamily Program Performance
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Municipal and Corporate Borrowers Ramp up Access to Liquidity with Surge in New CUSIP Requests.
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‘Double Whammy’: Oil Crash Adds to Virus Budget Woes in Some States
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Fitch: Coronavirus Causing Dramatic Differences in State Unemployment
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NABL: Coronavirus Relief Fund – Frequently Asked Questions – Updated as of May 4, 2020
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UPDATED: Treasury Publishes FAQs – Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments for State, Local, and Tribal Governments – Ballard Spahr
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Dems Eye Money for Smaller Cities, Towns in Next Virus Bill.
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Fed’s Mester Says Cities and States Need More Government Support.
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House Democrats Pushing Ahead With Possible Aid Vote Next Week.
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Small Investors Ruled the Municipal-Bond World for a Few Days in March.
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