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Has ‘Debt’ Become a Four-Letter Word?
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Illinois Bid to Solve $111 Billion Pension Shortfall Is Dead.
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Muni Quirk Offers Free Money Over Treasuries With Same Guarantee.
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Assured Guaranty Drops Most in 22 Months on Puerto Rico Tax Fail.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Expert Series.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Weekly Video – 05/07/15
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Moody’s: Upgrades Outpace Downgrades in First Quarter U.S. Public Finance Rating Revisions.
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Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Law to Rein in Public Sector Pensions.
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Successful Investing In Charter School Bonds: Orrick Webinar, Part I.
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Build America Champion Wyden Has New Infrastructure-Bond Plan.
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Latest Victim of California’s Drought: Water Bonds.
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Bill Would Create New Type of Bond for Infrastructure.
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Chicago Mayor Pledges End to Scoop-and-Toss Restructurings.
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Fund Manager Seeks City Projects With High-Yielding Bonds.
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Muni Issuance Dipped in April, But Spiked So Far in 2015.
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Risk Transfer Success Leads to Ratings Upgrades for Florida Citizens.
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S&P: U.S. Regulated Water Utilities’ Credit Quality Remains Buoyant, But Key Risks Remain That Could Weigh It Down.
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White House Hopes to Boost P3s in Promise Zones.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Rating Actions On Puerto Rico And Louisiana’s Universities).
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Superdowngrades
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Opportunities and Risks in Municipal Underwritings and Derivatives: WilmerHale
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Michigan Governor Signs Bill to Aid Detroit Bond Sale.
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Lower Oil Prices Have Varied Effect On Municipal Bond Market.
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S&P: U.S. State Budgets Face Lean Margins Despite Mature Economic Expansion.
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Public Works Financing Exclusive: Rapid Bridges Financial Close a Game Changer.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Colorado State University’s Bond Outlook Revision And California’s Water Utility Revenue Bonds).
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Mixed Results for Many Issuers Last Week.
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PA Treasury Successfully Completes Commonwealth’s First-Ever Competitive Bidding Process for Bond Counsel.
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U.S. Bridges Falling Down Get No Help From Record ’15 Muni Sales.
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GASB Adds Pre-Agenda Research on Going Concern, Debt; Removes Project on Financial Projections.
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Hey, State Treasurers: Europe’s Having a Sale on Money!
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S&P: How Pension Funding Continues to Affect U.S. States’ Budgets.
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Relaxed Bank Rules Could Lift Municipal Bond Securities, ETFs.
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After the Collapse of Sweet Briar, Investors are Nervous about Other Small Colleges.
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Muni Issuance $9.3 bln Next Week, Chicago Schools Face Test.
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Which States Are Holding Their Cities Back?
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (The Week In Review and Our Rating Action on Phoenix Civic Improvement’s Excise Tax Bonds).
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Negative Market Trends to Consider.
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The Payoffs of Financial Transparency.
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Another Sign of Improving Health of Muni Market.
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Tobacco-Bond Deals Revived as U.S. States Conjure Up Budget Cash.
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He Made $3.8 Million in Fees in an Odd Little Corner of the Muni Bond Market.
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Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Weekly Video – 04/16/15
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Muni-Bond Insurance Actually Pays Off, Report Says.
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Fed Is Expected to Shift on Muni Bonds.
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Fed May Allow Banks to Use Muni Bonds to Meet Liquidity Rules: WSJ.
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Shortage of Treasuries Stresses Repo Market.
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Small Banks Finally Get Real Shot at Municipal Finance.
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New York’s Leaky Public Pension Funds.
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Citi Tops Underwriter Rankings; PFM Leads the FA List.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Proposed Criteria for Rating Not-For-Profit Public and Private Colleges and Universities)
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Municipal Issuer Brief: Challenging Start to Week Ends with Positive Tone.
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CDFI Fund Opens Application Period for FY 2015 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.
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Consensus Building Around New CA Infrastructure Financing Authority.
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Fitch: California Water Restrictions May Sink Utility Revenue.
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Fitch: Model Shows Fast Rate Rise Would Hurt U.S. Public Finance .
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NASACT-NAST LGIP Workgroup Responds to GASB’s Questions on Fees and Gates.
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Does the Public Benefit From Private Infrastructure Investment?
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Questioning the Seaworthiness of Bond Funds.
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JPMorgan Tripling Muni Holdings Signals Banks’ Demand Unquenched.
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Municipal Bond Market Credit Analyst Survey.
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Here’s the Top Concern for Many Municipal Bond Market Analysts.
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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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