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S&P U.S. Charter Schools Sector Fiscal 2022 Medians: Schools Hold Strong Amid Rising Costs
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Fitch: Labor Inflation Remains an Uphill Battle for U.S. Life Plan Communities
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Rating Actions, May 2023.
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Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public for First Time.
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Today’s Challenges to Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Management: Burns & Levinson
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3 Simple Steps to Improve Digital Government.
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Three Cybersecurity Lessons That Business Can Learn From Local Government.
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Municipal Bonds: Bullish Signs for the Hospital Sector.
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Municipal Credit Conditions Have Peaked, but Fundamentals Remain Strong.
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Municipals Set Up for a Summer Rebound.
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The Risk of a US Recession Is Rising. Here’s What That Means for States’ Credit Outlook.
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S&P Cyber Risk Insights: Recession Pressures Could Expose More U.S. Public Finance Issuers To Cyber Attacks
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Rating Activity, May 2023
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S&P Global Ratings Definitions.
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US Public Transit Systems Face Credit Downgrades as Riders Stay Away.
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Hey, Budding Accountants: Governments Need You
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Fitch: Success of Smaller Colleges’ Enrollment Strategies Not Guaranteed
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Fitch: Summer Months Crucial for North American Airports as Possible Recession Looms
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Fitch: Wage Growth Levels Off as Job Openings Remain High for U.S. NFP Hospitals
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Fitch: Labor Inflation Remains an Uphill Battle for U.S. Life Plan Communities
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Fitch Ratings Updates U.S. Public Finance Prepaid Energy Transaction Rating Criteria.
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What State and Local Leaders Need to Know About the Federal Government’s Regional Tech Hubs Competition.
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To Enhance Community Services and Empower Workers, Local Governments are Building their Own Gig Work Platforms.
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CDFA’s Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives.
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A New Map Could Mean Less Money to Expand Broadband for Some States.
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Quick Thoughts: Positioning for a Timely Opportunity in Munis
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Long-Dated Municipal Bonds: A Winning Opportunity for High-Net-Worth Investors
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How Good An Investment Are Municipal Bonds?
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Bonds Are Back. Where Vanguard’s Bond Boss Sees Value Now.
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Franklin Templeton: Higher Credit Quality in Munis.
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Municipal Bond ETFs – Expect More from Your Munis
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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Burned by BABs, Issuers Look for a Way Out: Orrick
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Should We Rethink Reserves? – GFOA Publication
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U.S. Public Sector Cyber Risk Is Mainstream Now, Says S&P Seminar.
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Cybersecurity Standards Gain Ground in Counties.
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Las Vegas Ballpark Pitch Revives Debate on Public Funding for Sports Stadiums.
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Parametric’s Patel Expects Heavy Inflows Into Munis.
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Maximizing Returns With Tobacco Bonds: Benefits, Risks and Investment Strategies
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An Overview Of U.S. State Budgets And Municipal Bonds.
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Municipal Bond Issuers on Edge as Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears.
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Fitch Places Muni Ratings Tied to U.S. Sovereign on Rating Watch Negative.
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What the U.S. Credit Rating Moves Mean for Muni Bonds.
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Puerto Rican Muni Bond ETF Launches.
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Municipal Bond Performance on Track for Worst May Since 1986.
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Money in Munis in 2023 (Bloomberg Audio)
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Cities Face Mounting Financial Pressures.
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Fitch: Strong Financial Profiles and Loan Oversight Support CDFI Credit
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Fitch: Financial Conditions, Debt Limit, CRE Are Key Credit Risks
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S&P U.S. Mortgage Revenue Bond Program Rating Actions In Line With Expectations After Application Of Updated Criteria.
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Senior-Living Debt Defaults Far Outpace the Rest of Government Debt Market.
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Fitch: Labor Demand Shows Clear Signs of Cooling, but Slow Pace Continues
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Fitch: Ongoing Disclosures Help Mitigate CA, Other Public Finance Delayed Audits
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Did Your Town Make This List of Best-Performing Cities?
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Cryptocurrency: Fairy Tale or Future
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Muni Bonds: Recession Potential Warrants Second Look
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Tax-Free Income on Sale: Buying Municipal Bonds at a Discount with Closed-End Funds
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Why Muni Mutual Fund and ETF Flows Are Diverging.
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How to Target the Sweet Spot of the Muni Yield Curve.
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Cities Stare Down Huge Budget Gaps.
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Astute Treasury Management Strategies as Inflation Cools.
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UBS: Regional Banking Crisis Fails to Rattle Munis
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Republican States Move to Block Giant Asset Manager’s ESG Push for Utility Companies.
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JPMorgan Targeted by Republican States Over Accusations of Religious Bias.
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Paxton and Normangee ISD Announce Settlement with UBS to Compensate School District Over State Pro-Energy Law.
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S&P Cyber Risk Insights: Ongoing Preparedness Is Key To U.S. Power Utilities Keeping Attackers In The Dark
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Fitch: EPA Memo Ramps Up Cyber Regulations for Water Utilities
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Public Sector Weighs Procurement Outsourcing.
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Commuters Ditched Public Transit for Work From Home. Now There’s a Crisis.
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Green Bonds are Ready For a Comeback.
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Why Are We Allowing the Private Sector to Take Over Our Public Works?
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Munis May Be on the Cusp of a $100B Reinvestment Surge: Bloomberg
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Muni Market Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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How the Flight Into Money Markets Is Impacting Munis.
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NASBO Summaries of Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed State Budgets.
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Slowing US State Revenues Put Spotlight on Record Rainy Day Funds.
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S&P: Reliable Funding Continues To Support Stable GARVEE Sector View Amid Stubborn Construction Cost Inflation
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Rating Actions, April 2023.
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S&P U.S. Municipal Water And Sewer Utilities Rating Actions, First Quarter 2023.
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Evolution of State of the Art Airports and the Role of Public Private Partnerships: Squire Patton Boggs
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Using Public-Private Partnerships For Social Infrastructure.
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Muni Market Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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S&P: U.S. States’ Fiscal 2024 Budgets Expected To Weather Economic Uncertainty
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Traditional Municipal Bond Concepts and New ESG Concepts Collide in a Village Outside of Chicago: McNeese
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Charter School Debt Seen as Insulated From Looming Recession.
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Already-Lagging Junk Hospital Bonds Face Looming Medicaid Test.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Rating Actions, March And First Quarter 2023.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Public Sector, Revenue-Supported Entities Rating Criteria; Adds CDFI Guidance
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S&P: Advisory Firms Pitch Community Banks on Interest Rate Risk Management Services
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Muni Outlook for 2023 (Bloomberg Audio)
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Why Muni Managers Are So Bullish.
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High-Yield Muni Bonds: Risk With Plenty of Tax-Free Rewards.
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Closed-End Bond Funds Are Selling at Steep Discounts. Moves to Make Now.
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When to Consider Munis From Outside Your Home State.
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Wall Street Boosts States’ Credit Scores as Recession Worries Cloud Outlook.
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How an Auditor Shortage Could Hurt Local Governments.
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Accountant Shortage Leaves Some US Cities Without Credit Ratings.
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S&P: Not-For-Profit Utilities’ Broadband Investments Require Enhanced Risk Management
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S&P U.S. Charter Schools Rating Actions, First-Quarter 2023.
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S&P U.S. Higher Education Rating Actions, First-Quarter 2023.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Outstanding Ratings And Outlooks As Of March 31, 2023.
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Cities Look to Solve the ConstructionLabor Shortage.
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MSRB First Quarter 2023 Municipal Securities Market Summary.
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New Federal Program to Help Cities Plan ‘Thriving Neighborhoods’.
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Long-Term Municipal Bonds May Yield Up to 5% After Taxes. How to Invest.
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Compass Point Upgrades MBIA Stock to ‘Buy’ Rating: Positive Turning Point for Bond Insurer
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Long-Term Municipal Bonds May Yield Up to 5% After Taxes. How to Invest.
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Fitch: Recessionary Pressure to Intensify for U.S. Public Finance
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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Fitch U.S. Public Finance Rating Actions Report and Sector Updates: First-Quarter 2023
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Of Standing and Stonewalling: Chester, Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Sheds New Light on Chapter 9 Eligibility Requirements – Cadwalader
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Senior Living Sector Exhibits Stability Despite Rising Pressures.
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Fitch: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Negative for NFP Hospitals
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Fitch: Labor Picture Continues to Brighten for U.S. NFP Hospitals
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Fitch Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Labor Dashboard: April 2023
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Schools Find Power in Numbers.
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Gas, Guns, and Governments: Financial Costs of Anti-ESG Policies
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Does ESG Matter in Public Finance? It Depends …
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Muni Demand Keeps Sliding as Rate Uncertainty Shakes Confidence.
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Public-School Jobs Are Approaching Their Pre-Pandemic Peak.
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States Awarded $6.5B to Help Remove Lead Pipes.
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Muni Bonds Poised to Do Really Well: Neuberger’s Iselin
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Munis in Focus for April (Bloomberg Audio)
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As States Plan for Next Year’s Budget, the Economy Flashes Mixed Signals.
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S&P ‘AAA’ Rated U.S. Counties: Current List
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S&P ‘AAA’ Rated U.S. Municipalities: Current List
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Fitch: US Water Utilities’ Debt Would Increase Under Proposed PFAS Rule
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Utilities Pursue Pipeline Sales as Natural-Gas Bans Catch On.
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Fitch Rtgs Updates U.S. Public Finance Not-For-Profit Life Plan Community Rating Criteria.
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Hospitals Face ‘Make-or-Break Year’ After Bleak 2022, Fitch Says.
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Muni Issuance Low Amid Strong Demand: Thornburg’s Lando
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Muni Closed-End Funds Yield Over 4%, Now at Big Discount to Portfolio Values.
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Muni Money-Market Fund Yields Hit 4%.
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Municipal CEF Sector Update: A Trio Of Tailwinds
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Are Munis The Antidote To Recessionary Fears?
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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How a Florida Retiree Scored a $3.4 Million Refund for Muni-Bond Investors.
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Silicon Valley Bank & Stress Tests: What Can Local Governments Learn?
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Hospitals Hit Troubling Milestone in Most 1Q Defaults Since 2011.
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Failing Banks and the Need to Protect the Public’s Cash.
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The CHIPS Act Challenge for State and Local Governments.
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Route Fifty State & Local Roundup: Top Counties Return to Pre-Pandemic Populations
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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships.
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Disney Outmaneuvers DeSantis in Clash Over Theme Park District.
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How Disney Dodged Ron DeSantis and Kept Control of Its Florida Land.
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How Will Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Impact Bank Ownership of Munis?
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Is Participatory Budgeting Coming to a Local Government Near You?
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How to Spend Your City’s Money.
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Policy Thoughts about Single-Family Mortgage Social Bonds.
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Muni Moves in March (Bloomberg Audio)
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The Pros Fail to Meet the Moment With Bond ETFs.
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One Year of Rate Hikes Ends Decades of Bond Market Prosperity.
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Unpacking Muni Opportunities in a Slowing Economy.
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Cities’ Credit Ratings Are at Risk Because There Aren’t Enough Accountants.
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Should We Worry About Municipal Bond Defaults?
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State & Local Roundup: Bank Collapses Add to Worries for State and Local Officials
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Muni Investors Fret Over First Republic.
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Table Of Contents: S&P Global Ratings Credit Rating Models
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State Laws Shield Many Municipal Natural Gas Utilities From Energy Transition-Related Demand Erosion: S&P
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Fitch: HFA Loan Performance Compares Favorably to RMBS Loans
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‘The Era of Urban Supremacy Is Over’
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Extreme Storms Will Punish Cities That Aren’t Prepared.
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States Consider New Transportation Funding Options: NASBO
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States’ Role in Water and Wastewater Spending Secure, Says EPA.
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Muni Reaction to Financial Instability (Bloomberg Audio)
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Bank Woes Create Bond Bargain in Obscure Corner of Muni Market.
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Credit Backdrop Adds to Muni ETF Appeal Amid Bank Drama.
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ESG Factors of Munis May Attract Non-US Investors.
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Rating Activity, February 2023.
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Ground Lease Risks in Municipal Bond Projects: ArentFox Schiff
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GFOA Teams with Aon to Help Local Governments Mitigate Natural Disaster Risk.
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Fitch: US Airport Infrastructure Grants Help Offset Rising Capital Costs
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MSRB: Negative Yield Municipal Bonds
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Muni Bond Update (Bloomberg Audio)
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Vanguard’s First New ETF in Two Years Targets Short-Term Munis.
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Muni Bonds Finally Gained Some Value in Q4.
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Muni Bond Update: Credit Quality Still Looks Strong
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Goldman Sachs Launches Community Municipal Bond ETF.
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Rainy Day Funds Reach Historic Levels: NASBO Budget Blog
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New Threat to Town, School District Budgets: Rising Rates.
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Data-Based Decision-Making Is Flawed When the Data Is Flawed.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Acute Health Care Rating Actions, 2022 Year-End Review
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Fitch: Early NFP Hospital Medians Show Expected Deterioration; Will Worsen
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Fitch Ratings Updates U.S. Water and Sewer Rating Criteria.
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Transportation Department Announces $145M for Projects that Reconnect Communities.
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New GFOA Research: The Budget Officer as the Decision Architect
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Digital Bonds: The Disruption Is Underway – S&P
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How Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives.
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Future Returns: Maximizing Benefit Through Social-Impact Muni Bonds
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Fiscal Justice Investing Is Changing the Municipal Bond Market.
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One City’s Intriguing Experiment With ‘Social Bonds’
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Public Finance Professionals Can Lead on Climate Change.
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Mortgages, ETFs, Autos, Munis, and Aviation (Bloomberg Radio)
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Nuveen’s Malik Says Munis, Leveraged Loans ‘Very Attractive’
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Three Reasons Munis Are Right, Right Now.
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Fed Rate Policy Is Shaking Up the World of Muni Debt.
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More States Push Back Against GOP’s Anti-ESG Campaign.
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‘Catastrophic Financially.’ What It Means for Cities If the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Raised.
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S&P Outlook For U.S. Independent Schools: Consistent Demand Trends Despite Macroeconomic Pressures
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