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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (North Dakota’s Municipalities and California Department of Water Resources’ Power Bonds)
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Bond Insurance Penetration Climbs to 5.8% in Q1.
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March Surge Caps Highest Q1 Issuance Since 2010.
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U.S. Muni Bond Funds See First Outflows of Year.
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U.S. Municipal Bond Sales Estimated at $7 billion Next Week.
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Chapter 9 Pros and Cons Aired in Illinois Legislature.
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Charter Proposal to Pay Bonds with Sales Tax Could Lead to Trouble.
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A Tale of Two Cities: How Municipal M&A Saves Taxpayers, Prevents Budget Shortfalls.
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Florida Suit Asks Federal Judge to Block Train Bonds.
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Pennsylvania Sets Precedent with P3 Deal for Bridges.
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Green-Bond Guidelines Show ‘Incremental Progress’
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Updates to the Muni Bond Investor Universe.
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An Intriguing New Approach to Funding Social Programs.
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Municipal Bankruptcy and the Fiscal Twilight Zone.
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Atlantic City Seen Following Detroit in Deferring Bond Payments.
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State Audit Endorses Colorado Agency’s First P3.
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Tobacco Bond Issuers Refinance Amid Smoking Decline.
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DOT Announces Pilot Program Permitting Local Hiring Preferences: Holland & Knight
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Pennsylvania Issues Mandatory RFQ for State Bond Counsel.
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Pennsylvania Sets Precedent with P3 Deal for Bridges.
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Obama’s Transportation Plan Would Broaden Tolling.
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A Pension for Trouble.
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State Pension Problems Create Hidden Muni Risks.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Willacy County’s Jail Revenue Bond and Chicago Public Schools).
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Regulatory Environment & Municipals.
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Teachers’ Pensions and the Overgrazed Commons.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Expert Series.
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Record Charter-School Defaults Underscored by Albany Closings.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Weekly Video.
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Junk Cities Across U.S. Earn Ratings Revival by Fixing Blunders.
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Munis Defying History of March Losses With Best Rally Since 2008.
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Perfection Doesn’t Last: Muni Bond Returns to Be More Muted.
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Market Cools to High-Yield Munis.
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Army Moving Ahead with Community-Military Partnerships under New Rules.
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Pension Obligation Bonds on the Rise?
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Why Some Public Pensions Could Soon Look Much Worse.
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The Growing Evidence that P3s are Delivering Value.
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Pennsylvania’s Wolf Targets Wall Street Fees in Tackling Pension.
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Moody’s: Modest Credit Impact for GASB Pension Changes, but Contribution Weaknesses Now Highlighted.
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Fitch Ratings U.S. Public Finance 2014 Transition and Default Study.
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Urban Institute Announces Initiative to Help Guide, Design, and Assess “Pay for Success” Projects Across the Country.
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Schools Implementing GFOA’s New Best Budgeting Practices Featured in Education Week.
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CUSIP Request Volume Projects Increases in Corporate and Municipal Bond Issuance.
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SLGS Sales Halt May Pose Challenges for Small Issues.
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Chicago’s Gamble on Disclosure.
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Water Leaders Urge Congress to Repeal Ban on Tax-Exempt Bonds for WIFIA Projects.
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How to Stop the Stadium Wars.
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Obama’s Proposed Budget Would Bar Tax-Exempt Bonds to Finance Stadiums.
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Fitch: Positive Rating Drift Returns to U.S. Public Finance.
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Munis Now a Better Value, Says BlackRock.
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Muni Market Grows in Final Quarter of 2014.
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Few Clues Detected on Fate of Illinois Pension Overhaul.
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NASACT Responds to GASB’s PVs on Leases.
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NASACT Responds to GASB’s PVs on Financial Reporting for Fiduciary Responsibilities.
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A New Buzzword?
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Suspension of a Treasury Facility Seen Slowing Municipal Refunding.
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Tough Week for Municipal Bond Issuers.
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PACE Financing an Option for More Extensive Energy Efficiency Projects.
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Cities Paying Millions to Get Out of Bad Bank Deals.
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Transparency Could Save Governments Billions in Borrowing.
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Should States Use Bonds to Pay for Breakthrough Drugs?
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Illinois Pension Bout Tests Nation Grappling With Shortfalls.
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Bloomberg Brief: Municipal Market Weekly Video.
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Mutual Fund Holdings Set Record as Households Wane: Muni Credit
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Fitch: US Solar Power PPP Models Need Focus on Fundamentals.
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Connecticut Town Opts for Novel Finance Plan to Build 3.6 MW Municipal Project.
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Supremacy’s Claws: How Two Judges are Changing the Pension Debate.
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Muni Bonds WIll Survive Rate Hikes, Investment Managers Say.
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SLGS Window to Close.
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Muni Bonds Headed for a Rough Patch.
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Adding Good Deeds to the Investment Equation.
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Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Podcast (Chicago and Fourth-Quarter Ratings Round-Up).
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U.S. Public Finance Finishes the Fourth Quarter With Strong Ratings.
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Stability Continues; DC Review.
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How to Create a Public Pension Disaster.
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Record ETF Flows Persist Amid Warning ’15 Will Hurt: Muni Credit.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Expert Series.
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Bloomberg Brief: Municipal Market Weekly Video – 3/05/15.
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March Headwinds Grow as Sales Double From 2014 Pace: Muni Credit.
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Moody’s: Most Large Local Governments Have Low Retiree Healthcare Outlays, Although Outliers are Present.
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Municipal Market Shrinks $7.84 Billion in February; Returns Fall.
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Yellen: Fed Working on Identifying Munis as HQLA.
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Report: Local Government Strategies to Address Rising Health Care Costs.
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Orrick Advises Goldman on Unique Bridge Financing to Propel Transbay Transit Center Project Down the Track.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (California’s Financial Performance and Our Outlook on Louisiana).
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S&P: U.S. Public Finance Ratings Continued Their Positive 2014 Trend in the Fourth Quarter.
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MMA Issuer Brief: MMA Launches Drive for America.
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S&P: Proposed Criteria Changes Will Bring Greater Transparency to U.S. Municipal Water and Sewer Systems.
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The ABCs of Cost Accountability.
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New York Cuts Pension IOUs for First Time Since ’11: Muni Credit
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Muni Refinancing Gains Momentum Even as Yields Reach 2015 Highs.
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Moody’s: Credit Impact Mostly Positive for U.S. Public Finance as Oil Prices Remain Low.
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WSJ: Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bill Could Offer Roadmap for Creditors.
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Traditional Pension Plans Cost Less than Defined Contribution, Study Shows.
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NYT: Cracks Starting to Appear in Public Pensions’ Armor.
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GASB Outlook E-Newsletter, Q1 2015
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March 6 is the Comment Deadline on the GASB’S Proposals on Fiduciary Responsibilities and Lease Accounting.
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SLGS Window Likely to Close.
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Swimming with the Sharks: Goldman Sachs, School Districts, and Capital Appreciation Bonds.
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Draft Accounting Standards Raise Thorny Questions About Accounting for P3 Risks.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (What’s Behind Our Rating Actions on Wayne County, Thomas Jefferson University, and Puerto Rico).
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NCPPP to Partner with EPA, Chesapeake Bay Trust on CBP3S.
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Utah Applies Social Impact Bonds to Early Childhood Education.
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A Cost-Effective Way to Bust (and Prevent) Contractor Fraud.
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Refundings Double as Yields Decline Most Since 2011: Muni Credit.
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Record Rally Poised to End With Yields at 2015 Peak: Muni Credit
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Risk Disclosure for Public-Private Partnerships Under Scrutiny.
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Court Upholds Ohio’s Power to Regulate Oil and Gas Drilling.
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CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for January 2015.
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U.S. District Court Holds that Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act is Unconstitutional: Cadwalader
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Illinois Lawmakers Propose Easier Path to Municipal Bankruptcy.
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Extra Credit: S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Credit Implications for Utilities Tied to Nuclear Plants, and Kern County)
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Obama’s Proposed 2016 Budget Seeks to Address Infrastructure Needs: Ballard Spahr
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MMA Issuer Brief: Strong Jan Ends; White House Budget.
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S&P: Proactive Management Actions and Improving Demand Should Afford Most U.S. Airports Credit Stability in 2015, Report Says.
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Bloomberg Brief – Municipal Market Weekly Video 02/12/15.
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As New Yorkers Live Longer, Cuomo Seeks Pension IOU: Muni Credit.
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Moody’s: Texas and its Municipalities Face Difficult Budget Decisions in Wake of Oil Slowdown.
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Fitch: Ruling May Endanger Key Revenue Source for Some CA Cities.
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Judge Says $178 Million Detroit Bankruptcy Fee Tab ‘Reasonable’
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Eight Things we Learned From the Detroit Bankruptcy.
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Atlantic City Emergency Manager Powers and Pre-Conditions for Filing Municipal Bankruptcy: Fox Rothschild
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Judge Strikes Down Puerto Rico’s Debt Restructuring Law.
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MMA Issuer Brief: Strong Jan Ends; Atlantic City Implications.
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What Obama’s 2016 Budget Means for States and Localities.
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The Week in Public Finance: Haunted Budgets, a Bustling Market and Bad Headline News.
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Best Bonds Seen Due Beyond 22 Years as U.S. Expands: Muni Credit.
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Moody’s: Some P3 Payments in the US Will Be Treated as Debt.
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Pension Bonds: State and Local Official Should Proceed with Caution.
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GFOA Executive Board Approves 10 Best Practices, Advisories.
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Risky Pension-Bond Strategy Considered in Kansas.
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Tobacco Leads Yield Chase as Smoking Decline Abates: Muni Credit.
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Obama Puts $1.3 bln Price Tag on New Infrastructure Muni Bond Plan.
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A.M. Best Briefing: Infrastructure Bond Program Could Widen Insurers’ Investment Choices.
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Obama Budget Adds Muni Programs, Contains 28% Cap.
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NABL: President Releases FY 2016 Budget Proposals.
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Vitter Reintroduces Bill Banning State and Local Bailouts.
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Decaying Roads, Bridges Attract Investor Interest.
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MacKay Municipal Managers Provides Top Five 2015 Municipal Market Insights.
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Tailing Europe, U.S. Is on the Road to New Investment Bonds.
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Ratings Agency Finally Gives Some Bond Investors Respect.
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S&P: Budgeting With Revenues Growing Means California Must Confront Its Past.
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S&P Maintains its Focus on Direct Loans after Evaluating $15.8 Billion in 2014.
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Denver Homeless Initiative Would be Latest to Tap Social Impact Bonds.
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Building Public Infrastructure Privately.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – Market Volatility a Theme.
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Fitch: Annual Upgrades Exceeded Downgrades for Public Finance in 2014, Reversing 5-Year Trend.
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S&P U.S. Municipal Water and Sewer Utilities 2015 Sector Outlook: And the Winner Is…
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The Myths of Municipal Mergers.
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What the CBO’s Latest Predictions Mean for States and Localities.
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Relax and Unwind: Volcker Rule Delayed.
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Local Debt Trails Treasuries on January Sales Surge: Muni Credit.
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Record Green Bond Issuance Bolsters Chicago Sewers: Muni Credit.
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Municipal Bond Sales Poised to Decline as Redemptions Increase.
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Volcker Rule Delay Good for U.S. Municipal Bond Market – Moody’s.
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FASB Refines Proposed Disclosure Rules for Lessee Accounting: Tax Analysts
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Paul to Offer Bill to Fund Highways Through Repatriation.
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Obama Avoids Transportation Funding Details, QPIBs In SOTU.
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S&P: Why Downgrades Will Outpace Upgrades in the U.S. Not-For-Profit Higher Education Sector.
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Low Oil Prices Could Bring New Energy to Municipal Bonds.
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QPIBs Provide a Level Playing Field for Public-Private Partnerships.
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5 Reasons To Own Muni Bonds In 2015.
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New P3 Legislation To Take Effect in Washington, D.C.: Ballard Spahr
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S&P: Why U.S. Availability Projects are Not Rated the Same as the Counterparty.
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S&P: Obama’s Infrastructure Proposal Could Stimulate Much-Needed Investment.
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Getting Smart About the Water We Use.
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The Wrong Way to Keep Cops and Firefighters on the Job.
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Austerity Age Fades as Road Work Pushes Atlanta to Borrow.
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GASB Adds External Investment Pools to Its Technical Agenda.
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WSJ: Detroit’s Lawyers and Advisers Defend Billing.
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Obama Proposes Tapping Private Investors to Fund Infrastructure Projects.
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White House Proposal Would Encourage Public-Private Infrastructure Projects.
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The Other Debt Bomb in Public-Employee Benefits.
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Fitch: More US Defense Budget Cuts May Raise Housing Bond Risk.
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Obama Proposes New Muni Bonds for Public-Private Investments.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – What Should Be on Issuers’ Radar.
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Long Beach Civic Center P3 Hybrid to Plenary.
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Indy Justice Center Draws Big Guns to U.S. P3 Market.
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L.A. Stadium Developers Expect Public Paybacks.
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Oil Price Decline Mostly Positive for Municipals… At Least for Now.
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BlackRock Likes Barbell Approach for Munis.
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Muni Bond Manager’s Journal: Biting Into the Credit Donut.
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Puerto Rico Facing Debt Risk Beyond Power Utility: Muni Credit.
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Refunding Pushes U.S. Municipal Bond Sales to $8.77 bln Next Week.
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Tips for Talking Munis with Clients as Rate Hike Looms.
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Deloitte: Power & Utilities Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Tax Update.
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Cash-Flow Crunch Wanes as Note Sales Set Record Low: Muni Credit.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Outlooks For Higher Education And Public Power).
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White House Fact Sheet: Increasing Investment in U.S. Roads, Ports and Drinking Water Systems Through Innovative Financing.
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Muni Market Participants Applaud QPIB, Water Proposals.
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Fitch Revised Criteria for Rating U.S. Public Finance Short-Term Debt.
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U.S. Muni Bond Supply to Spike to $7.27 bln Next Week.
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New Tool May Aid California Cities in Filling State’s Infrastructure Gap.
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Moody’s Request for Comment – Tax Increment Debt.
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How to Use Impact Bonds to Finance Social Good.
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S&P U.S. Public Power 2015 Outlook: Despite Several Looming Issues, Credit Quality Should Remain Stable.
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Worst-Funded U.S. Pension Shows Kentucky’s Neglect: Muni Credit.
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Bondholder Sues Bankrupt San Bernardino for Favoring Calpers.
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Munis Face 2015 Headwind as Record Market Contraction Set to End.
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