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U.S. Stellar Municipal Bond Returns Set to Dim in 2015.
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NABL Files Amicus in Jefferson County Case.
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NABL, SIFMA: Ratepayers’ JeffCo Appeal Undermines Market.
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Munis Approach Cheapest Level of 2014 Relative to Treasury Debt.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – Important Issues in 2014
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A 5-Part Test for Public-Private Partnerships.
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Even with Stock Market’s Rise, Many Pensions Haven’t Recovered from Recession.
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The Week in Public Finance: Traffic Cam Drama, Retiree Healthcare and Another D.C. Shoutout A Roundup of Money (and other) News Governments Can Use.
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Environmental Risks Becoming Part of Bond Assessments.
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Falling Oil Prices Help Consumers, Hurt States.
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The 2014 Takeaways from State and Local Finance.
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Public Finance Predictions for 2015.
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Build America 21% Outperforms Local-Government ETFs: Muni Credit.
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WSJ: U.S. Muni-Bond Market Is on a Tear.
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S&P Places Radian Asset Assurance on CreditWatch Negative Following Assured Guaranty Deal.
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Public Pensions Are America’s Greece.
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Kansas Pension-Bond Plan Revived Amid Budget Strain: Muni Credit.
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Green Bonds Sell Big in 2014 as Finance Bids to Help Climate.
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U.S. Stellar Municipal Bond Returns Set to Dim in 2015.
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Pension Time Bomb Ticks as Disclosure Rules Toughen: Muni Credit.
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GFOA: City of Houston’s New Financial Policies Promote Fiscal Responsibility, Transparency.
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NASACT Responds to GASB Exposure Draft: The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for State Governments.
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Exiting Municipal Bankruptcy Only a Step in Road to Recovery.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – Alternatives to Traditional Financing.
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S&P: A Year After the Local Government GO Criteria Update, California City Ratings Remain Strong.
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S&P Request for Comment: U.S. Public Finance Waterworks, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Utility Systems: Methodology and Assumptions.
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Standard & Poor’s Reclassifies 157 U.S. Public Universities; They are No Longer Government-Related Entities.
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S&P: Renewables Start to Shape U.S. Utility Decisions; Stable Outlook for Utilities, but More Changes to Generation Portfolios are Expected.
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Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming Munis at Risk from Falling Oil.
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Why Muni-Bond Investors are Wondering what Illinois is Going to Do.
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Oil Dive Propels Toll-Road Bonds to Biggest Rally: Muni Credit.
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Muni Sales Poised to Decelerate While Redemptions Rise.
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Standard & Poor’s: Diverging Trends Keep U.S. States’ OPEB Liabilities Relatively Stable.
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SIFMA Survey: Total Muni Issuance to Edge up 2.7% to $357.5B in 2015.
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MassDirect Notes Win Deal of the Year.
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Firefighters Lose Bid to Sue Bankrupt San Bernardino in State Court.
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Municipal Rush to Borrow May Repeat: Chart of the Day.
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U.S. Municipal Bond Issuance to Flatline in 2015 – SIFMA.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – Pros/Cons for Upcoming Deal Slate.
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Fitch: Ratings Reflect Issuers’ Resiliency to Hazardous Events.
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Moody’s: Outlooks for US States and Local Governments Remain Stable on Stronger Revenues.
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WSJ: Most States are Good Credit Risks.
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Houston Stadium Debt Backfire Spurs Restructuring: Muni Credit.
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New Jersey Bond Costs Swell Fivefold in Stress Sign: Muni Credit.
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Slowing Cigarette Sales Could put Virginia Tobacco Bond Payments at Risk.
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Municipal Bond Volume Rises 15.3% in November.
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Are Muni Bonds Being Replaced by Direct Loans?
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GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Lease Accounting for State and Local Governments.
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GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Reporting Governments’ Fiduciary Responsibilities.
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S&P: U.S. State OPEB Liability is Stabilizing, But Funding Remains Low, Report Says.
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Pensions Case Study: North Riverside.
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Pay-for-Success Is Gaining Momentum, Study Finds.
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Jones Day: Nine Lessons From Detroit’s Chapter 9 Case.
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S&P: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Plan Outcome Will Not Lead to a Reevaluation of Recovery Assumptions for Bond Insurers.
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States’ Finances Are Now on Solid Ground: Barron’s.
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Wall Street’s Taxpayer Scam: How Local Governments Get Fleeced — and So Do You.
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Stockton Highlights Nationwide Risk of Conflict Between Muni Investors And Public Sector Unions.
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GASB: On the Horizon.
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Detroit Bankruptcy ‘All Negative’ For Muni Investors – MMA.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (California’s Proposition 2, Stockton, And Detroit).
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State Pension Funds’ Combined Underfunding Rises to $4.7 Trillion — Report.
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S&P: U.S. Public Finance Rating Improvement Cools in the Third Quarter After the Local Government Criteria Implementation Period.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Green Bonds.
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Why Pay for Success Matters.
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California’s New Tax Increment Financing Law Could Unlock Billions of Dollars.
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A Green Bond for Public Pensions.
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Market Rates of Return for Effective Financial Management.
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Moody’s: More Than Half of Largest US Cities Maintained or Improved Credit Quality Since the Recession.
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Moody’s: Most US State Retiree Health Care Costs Becoming More Affordable.
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Muni Supply Set to Shrink as Redemptions Exceed Sales.
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NAST-NASACT Workgroup Issues Letter Regarding Changes to SEC Rule 2a-7 and the Impacts on Local Government Investment Pools.
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S&P: Why Detroit’s Bankruptcy Plan Outcome Doesn’t Affect U.S. Municipal General Obligation Ratings.
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California’s GO Debt Upgraded To ‘A+’ From ‘A’ On Strengthened Budget Stabilization Account; Outlook Stable.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – What A GOP-Controlled Congress Could Mean.
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California Credit Rating Raised After Voters Pass Reserve.
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SIFMA US Municipal Credit Report, Third Quarter 2014.
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Municipal Trading Volume Dips in Third Quarter 2014.
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Likely Default of Puerto Rican Utility Haunts Brokers, Muni Fund Managers.
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Detroit Bankruptcy Taught Muni Investors Painful Lessons.
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How the Tribune Analyzed CPS’ Bond Deals.
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Elections Season Could Shake Up Muni ETFs.
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Act 47: Pennsylvania Says Enough Is Enough. Or Is It? Ballard Spahr.
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Ballard Spahr: Regulators Decline to Exempt TOBs from Risk Retention Rule but Add Helpful Revisions and Clarifications.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Jobs, Housing & Local Governments.
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New Bridges Between Louisville and Indiana May Set Standard for Financing Future Highway Projects.
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New Challenges for Keeping Public Money Safe.
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New Rule Could Require Governments to Report Tax Incentives as Lost Income.
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Stockton’s Costly Bankruptcy May Not Tempt Other Cities.
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New York City Pension Funds Slow Growth of Wall Street Fees.
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Record Rally Reaches 10th Month as Volatility Rises: Muni Credit.
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Judge Approves California City’s Bankruptcy-Exit Plan.
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Governments Would Disclose Information on Tax Abatements Under GASB Proposal.
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GFOA: Talking Points Address Accusations against Pension Plans.
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GFOA: Pensions Help Recruit and Retain High-Quality Workers, Research Finds.
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Looking Under the Hood of Alternative Bond Funds.
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S&P: Ebola Adds Costs For Health Care Sector; No Rating Impact Yet.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – October 20, 2014 – Local Pensions as Problematic.
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Does “Pay for Success” Actually Pay Off? The ROI of Social Impact Bonds.
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When Public Employees Won’t Budge on Their Benefits.
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Seattle Adopts an Old Way to Pay for New Parks.
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World Trade Center Tower Rides a Muni-Bond Revival.
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BlackRock Sales in October Rally Signal Its Limits.
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Pimco Sees Returns Ebbing After Best Gain Since ’11: Muni Credit.
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S&P U.S. State and Local Government Credit Conditions Forecast: Economic Growth is Tinged by Questions of Sustainability.
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Striking the Right Note on Public-Private Partnerships.
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Virginia to Debate New P3 Guidelines for Roads.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (State Debt and the Rating Action on Pennsylvania).
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – October 20, 2014.
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Munis Poised for Biggest October Gain Since 2000 Amid Bond Rally.
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Moody’s: Advantages of Century Bonds to Finance Infrastructure Come at a Cost.
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State Economic Monitor: October 2014.
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Squeeze on US Muni Sales Boosts Prices.
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Monoline Insurers ‘Could Reach 10%’ of Muni Market Again – Citi.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (Stockton’s Bankruptcy Case And Our Local Government General Obligation Criteria).
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S&P: U.S. Not-For-Profit Senior-Living Sector Remains Stable Despite Mixed Financial Results.
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GASB Summary of Technical Plan for the Final Third of 2014.
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GASB Board Meeting Highlights.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Private Dollars and Politics.
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S&P Defends Higher Municipal Credit Ratings.
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Muni Yields Plunge to 16-Month Low on Strongest Demand Since May.
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WSJ: Puerto Rico to Sell $1.2 Billion in Notes on Unusual Terms.
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WSJ: A Calpers Comeuppance.
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Bank of America Top U.S. Muni Underwriter So Far in 2014.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Explores the Use of P3s on Water Infrastructure Projects.
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S&P: Stockton Judge’s Pension Comment to Have Modest Influence on U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy Filings.
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S&P: The Updated General Obligation Criteria Reflect the U.S. Local Government Sector’s Strength and the Importance of Qualitative Analysis.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – September 29, 2014
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Insurers Build Market Share as Detroit Shows Value: Muni Credit.
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Fitch: Stockton Bankruptcy Ruling Opens Door to Pension Cuts.
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Judge Says Cities in Bankruptcy May Reject Pension Contracts.
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MSRB Makes Kroll Bond Ratings Available to the Public through its EMMA Website.
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Moody’s Sees Continued Public Pension Funding Gaps.
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Real Estate Munis Coveted in Riskless Return Chase.
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Toll Road Bankruptcy Reflects Growing Pains of P3 Sector, S&P Says.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – September 22, 2014
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Why Don’t More Cities Sell Air Rights?
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GASB User Survey on the Effectiveness of Statement 34.
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GFOA Executive Board Approves Four Best Practices.
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Century of Debt Suiting Ohio State at These Rates.
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Mintz Levin: Court Rules on Applicability of Make-Whole Premiums Upon Debt Acceleration.
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House P3 Panel Calls for Supporting Greater Use of P3S.
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Social Impact Bonds are Going Mainstream: Forbes.
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Duane Morris: Has P3 Reached a Tipping Point in The United States?
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FT: Century Bond Surge Defies Rate Fears.
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Municipal Market Advisors Municipal Issuers Brief – September 15, 2014.
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Bank Buying Spree Undiminished by Liquidity Rules: Muni Credit.
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WSJ MoneyBeat: Municipal-Bond Issuers Find It’s Easy Being ‘Green.’
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CUSIP: Municipal Bond Issuance Indicator Showing Improvement.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Sept. 8, 2014
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Scranton Stalked by Bankruptcy Mulls Selling Sewers: Muni Credit.
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Chicago Water Bonds Seen Shielded From Pension Woes: Muni Credit.
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Send Letters to Congress Supporting the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act.
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Feds Step Up Quest for Private Infrastructure Financing.
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Moody’s Predicts Huge Potential for Public-Private Partnerships.
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A Better Way to Manage Government’s Underutilized Property.
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Pensions’ Unfunded Liabilities Still Going Up.
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Puerto Rico Utility Bond Agreement Limits Disclosure, MMA Says.
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Chicago at Brink of Swaps Fee as Bond Ratings Fall: Muni Credit.
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Reinventing Democracy through Participatory Budgeting.
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NYT: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Deal Hinges on 2 Banks.
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August Muni Volume Rises 7%.
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Muni Managers Unearth Secondary Market for Price Discovery.
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New Borrowing Drags Down U.S. Municipal Bond Sales in August.
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Ballard Spahr: Congress Passes Highway Funding Bill; Includes Pension Funding Relief.
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CA Passes Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts Legislation.
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Public Employees’ Pension Dilemma.
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Driving Muni Bond Rally: Communities Reluctant to Borrow.
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GFOA Award for Best Practices in School Budgeting.
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More Detail Needed in GSA ‘Swap-Construct’ Exchanges, GAO Concludes.
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WSJ: Mow-Down in Motown.
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SEC Rating Agency Reforms Positive for Munis.
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Derivative Deals Making Comeback for Municipalities.
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S&P: Detroit Water & Sewerage Department Bonds Undergo Various Rating Actions after Expiration of Tender Period.
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S&P – Analyzing U.S. Rate-Regulated Utilities: The Magic of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Rating Trends – August 26, 2014.
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Moody’s: High-Poverty US Cities Can Still Achieve High Credit Ratings.
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WSJ: Fed to Consider Including Municipal Bonds in New Bank Safeguards.
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Post-Implementation Review Completed on GASB Standard Addressing Capital Asset Impairment, Insurance Recoveries.
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S&P: No More Pencils, No More Books – Technology Has Mixed Financial Implications for U.S. Public Schools.
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City Finances and the Promise of Data Visualization.
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Fitch: Detroit Water/Sewer Tender Would Not be a Distressed Debt Exchange.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – California Leads the Way.
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MMA Research Seems to Counter Some Concerns About S&P Ratings.
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Fitch: CalPERS Decision Raises Pension Obligations.
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WSJ: Regulators to Complete Bank ‘Liquidity’ Rules.
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SIFMA Announces Changes to the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.
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GFOA: Public Pension Investment Returns Increase by 16.9% for Year.
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Municipal Bond Issuance Trending Down After Five Months of Gains.
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SIFMA Makes Changes to Muni Swap Index.
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SIFMA Announces Changes to the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.
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Tax-Free Rally Extended With August Supply Doldrums: Muni Credit.
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WSJ: New Rules Near on Credit-Ratings Firms.
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Blackrock 3Q Muni Credit Highlights: Know What You Own.
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PWC: Ten Key Points from the SEC’s Final Money Market Rule.
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MMA Municipal Issuer Brief – Issuer Disclosure
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PennDOT Takes on P3S as States Cope with P3 Complexity.
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Flagstaff Funds Wildfire Prevention with Bonds.
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GASB: Auditor Survey on the Effectiveness of Statement 34.
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Pension Disputes Raise Transparency Questions for Advisors, Investors.
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