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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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Tobacco-Backed Muni Bonds See Boost From Smokers Stuck at Home.
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Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protection: The Final Option for Municipalities?
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Check Out Your State – And Maybe Sell Its Tax-Exempt Bonds.
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State and Local Governments Pinched as Pandemic Hits Tax Revenue.
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Covid-19 Related Municipal Defaults Begin.
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Coronavirus Shutdown Weighs on Higher-Risk Muni Issuers.
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Muni Market Stages New Sell-Off on McConnell, Supply Wave.
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Muni-Market Doomsday Preppers Buy Basics: Water and Power Bonds.
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Moody’s: Strong Resiliency and Liquidity of Toll Roads Offset Some of Coronavirus’s Credit Negative Effects
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Moody’s: Public Power Utilities Remains Stable but Sector Will Likely Face Lower Liquidity and Coverage in 2020-21.
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Moody’s Outlook: Transportation Outlooks Largely Negative as Coronavirus Saps Demand; Utilities Outlooks Remain Mostly Stable
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S&P: Outlooks Revised On Certain U.S. Not-For-Profit Higher Education Institutions Due To COVID-19 Impact
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Fitch: USPF Housing Defines Coronavirus Scenarios for Loan Program Models
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Cybercriminals Are Beginning to Master the Exploitation of Public Entities: Squire Patton Boggs
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Productive Public-Private Partnering In Times Of Public Crisis: Now Is the Time for A National Investment Authority, A National Investment Council, Or A Health Finance Authority
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Community QE2: Newly Eased Terms and a New Game Plan For Use
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Trump Questions Whether to Aid States in Next Coronavirus-Stimulus Legislation.
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Trump Says He’s in No Rush to Give Money to States Short on Cash.
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Trump Ties Virus Aid for States to Action on ‘Sanctuary’ Cities.
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With the Virus Spreading, Red States Will Need Bailouts, Too.
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Pelosi Says States and Cities Seek $1 Trillion in Next Stimulus.
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Fed Wants States to Try Banks Before $500 Billion Credit Line.
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Fed Tells Municipalities to Seek Funding from Banks First.
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U.S. Fed Extends Help on Bond-Buying to Smaller Cities and Counties.
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Federal Reserve Expands Lending to More Cities and Counties.
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Fed Extends Municipal Liquidity Facility Beyond Largest Cities.
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U.S. Muni Market Assesses Fed’s Lifeline for Cash-Strapped States, Cities.
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How the Fed’s Expanded Support Can Help the Muni Market.
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Fed to Extend Loans to More Cities, Counties.
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Fed Expands Muni-Debt Program to Cover Smaller Cities, Counties.
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Expansion of Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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The Fed Goes Local: A Review of the Municipal Liquidity Facility – Milbank
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Federal Reserve Board Expands the Scope and Duration of the Municipal Liquidity Facility: McGuireWoods
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Federal Reserve Updates Key Features of the Municipal Liquidity Facility: MoFo
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McConnell’s Reckless COVID-19 Bailout Claim on Pensions.
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The Municipal Bond Market is Facing Its Own Challenges Amid Pandemic.
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Municipal Bond Perspective: Where We Go From Here.
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BBN: Taxable Munis Look Attractive At A Discount
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GASB Issues Guidance on Accounting for P3s.
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GASB Provides Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Implementing Its Pronouncements.
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Oil Price Drop Brings Risk to Energy-Dependent Munis (Radio)
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How U.S. Public Transit Can Survive Coronavirus.
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School Facilities Implications for COVID‐19 Response: Orrick
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Getting Familiar with Education Sector Municipal Debt.
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Fitch Updates Coronavirus Scenarios for U.S. Airports Portfolio.
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S&P Credit FAQ: A Review Of Transportation Criteria: Liquidity And Debt Service Coverage In Light Of COVID-19
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S&P: 18 Utility Rating Outlooks Revised To Stable From Positive Due To Pandemic, Recession Uncertainty
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S&P: Tourism-Dependent U.S. States Could Face Credit Pressure From COVID-19’s Outsized Effects On The Industry
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Fed to Name Participants in Cares Act-Backed Loan Programs.
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Developing Public Finance Concerns in the COVID-19 Era.
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Can the Municipal Bond Market Weather the Coronavirus Storm?
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Robots Bought Munis Amid Record Sell-Off’s ‘Baptism of Fire’
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Two New Muni-Bond Delinquencies Triggered by Coronavirus Crisis.
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The Coronavirus Crisis Is Starting to Hit Muni Bonds. Why That Matters.
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Tax-Exempt Bond Tools for Governments Facing Cash Flow Challenges.
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XBRL US Data Quality Committee Public Exposure of 12th Ruleset.
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Senators Want Federal Innovation Centers to Help State and Local Governments.
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The Fed will Include Smaller Cities and Counties in Its Municipal Lending Program.
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CDFA Bond Provisions Letter Writing Campaign.
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Fed Gearing Up to Help Smaller Local Governments.
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States See No Immediate Sign of Financial Help.
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Fed Outlines Disclosure Plan for Lending Programs.
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Fed’s $500 Billion Muni-Lending Plan Faces Hurdles in State Laws.
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Cohn Says States Deserve Aid in Response to McConnell Reluctance.
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Pelosi Seeks ‘Major’ State Aid, Setting Up Clash With McConnell.
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Fed’s Muni Facility Leaves States Charting Tricky Path to Access.
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How Will the Coronavirus Affect State and Local Government Budgets?
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The Federal Reserve Bank’s Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Column: As Coronavirus Devastates State Budgets, Conservatives Target Public Worker Pensions
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Fed Municipal Rescue Won’t Avert Fiscal Nightmare, So States Eye Congress.
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McConnell Supports Giving States Bankruptcy Access.
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Bid to Let States Go Bankrupt Met Rapid Demise a Decade Ago.
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U.S. State Bankruptcy Was a Farce Then and Now.
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McConnell State Bankruptcy Remarks Raise Constitutional Questions.
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U.S. State Bankruptcy Push Would Disrupt Municipal Bond Market – BofA
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GFOA Resource Center for Coronavirus Response.
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The GASB Offers Emergency Toolbox to Address Issues Arising from COVID-19.
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UPDATED: A Resource Guide to Coronavirus for Government Leaders
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CDFA COVID-19 Resource Center.
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Municipal Credit Ratings And ESG Ratings: Irreconcilable Differences?
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Term Sheets for Fed COVID-19 Response Facilities.
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California Bond Sale Signals Hope for Muni Market Normalcy.
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An Indiana City’s Bond May Be First to Default Because of Coronavirus.
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GFOA Urges Fourth Stimulus Package to Deal with Coronavirus.
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A Fed Bailout Is Wrong for States and Cities.
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Phone Call Signals Fed Is Treading Cautiously With Muni Lending.
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Muni-Bond Market Is Already Seeing a First Wave of Distress.
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BofA Gets States That Want to Borrow Now Rather Than Wait on Fed.
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Budget Crises Make Mayors And Governors Say ‘Show Me The Money!’
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Counties Say Virus Relief Fund is Shorting Them by Billions.
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Prospect of Steep Service Cuts Looms as Virus Batters State and Local Budgets.
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Fed’s $500B Municipal Bond Buying Could Leave Out Cities with Large Black Populations.
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NABL: Federal Reserve Accepting Comments on Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Milliman Analysis: Public Pensions Hammered by COVID-19 Economic Volatility, Shedding $419 Billion in Market Value in Q1
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Plunge in Convention Hotel Travel Puts Municipal Bonds at Risk.
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Coronavirus: Gauging the Impact of Economic Dislocation on U.S. State Tax Revenues (Comparing Differences Between States and Incorporating the Impact into Ratings)
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S&P: Tax Filing Extensions Create Liquidity Issues For U.S. States
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