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Moody’s: State Debt Survey Shows New Debt Issuance Falls to Lowest Level in 20 Years.
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US Muni Treasurers Warn LCR Could Crimp Spending.
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WSJ: Mom and Pop Investors Return to Municipal Bonds.
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Clean Energy Bond Finance Model: Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds.
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Groups: 501(c)(3) Bonds a Useful Tool for Financing Clean Energy Projects.
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GASB Proposes Major Improvements for Reporting Health Insurance and Other Retiree Benefits.
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China Still Has Work To Do On The Municipal Bond Market.
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S&P: U.S. Not-for-Profit Health Care Sectors 2013 Pension Plan Medians: Time To Exhale?
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S&P: U.S. Infrastructure Funding: How Insurance Companies and the Private Sector Could Bridge the Gap.
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High-Yield Issuers Should Seize the Moment.
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Groups Want Congress to Overturn Ban on Use of Bonds with WIFIA Program.
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Looming Public Pension Crisis Is Bigger Than It Appears.
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Toll Road Bonds Offer Rare Value In Pricey Muni Market – Citi.
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The Outlook on Pay for Success / Social Impact Bonds.
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Mayer Brown: New US Water Infrastructure Legislation Passed Today: Will WIFIA Repeat The Success Of TIFIA?
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Waller: Municipal Debtors: “Cram Down” of Special Revenue Debt.
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Hedge Funds Take Muni-Bond Market By Storm.
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Why Insured Municipal Bonds are Staging a Comeback.
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S&P: Limited Visibility For Climate Change’s Effects on U.S. State and Local Government Credit Quality.
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Municipal Bond Market Monthly – Janney Fixed Income Strategy – May 22, 2014
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Awakening the Potential of Clean Energy Bonds.
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Municipal Issuer Brief – May 19, 2014
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S&P: How Utilities Pay For Post-Sandy “Storm-Hardening” Infrastructure Investments Could Factor Into Credit Quality.
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U.S. School Revenue Dropped in 2012 for First Time in 35 Years.
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Moody’s: Directing Investments at New Priorities Can Benefit Not-for-Profit Hospitals.
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Preparer Survey on the Effectiveness of Statement 34.
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SIFMA Commends House Committee for Taking Action to Stop Eminent Domain Scheme.
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MuniNet Guide: Five Handy Online Calculators for Municipal Research.
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Investors Withdraw Appeals Against California Eminent Domain Plan.
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SIFMA: Detroit’s LTGO Treatment Would “Shatter” Muni Industry.
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Bond Markups as Low as 3% Said Excessive to Finra in Trading.
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Illinois Launches Legal Argument for Pension Reform.
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Chicago Crisis Obscures $8.4 Billion Pension Gap in Small Towns.
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GASB: Tax Abatement Disclosures.
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GASB: Lease Accounting – Reexamination of NCGA Statement 5 and GASB Statement.13
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GASB: On the Horizon.
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GASB Stakeholder Focus: The Request to Delay Statement 68.
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CDFI Fund Opens Application Period for FY 2014 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.
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California Public Debt Issuance Monthly Data CDIAC | May 16, 2014
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Foley: Department Of Energy Announces New Loan Guarantee Program For Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Projects.
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S&P: Disclose Bank Loans or Risk Rating.
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S&P 2014 Review of U.S. Municipal Water and Sewer Ratings: How They Correlate with Key Economic and Financial Ratios.
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S&P General Obligation Medians for Counties Under the Revised Local GO Criteria: 1Q 2014 Update.
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S&P General Obligation Medians for Municipalities Under the Revised Local GO Criteria: 1Q 2014 Update.
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Anaheim Says $265 Million Bond Deal Terminated by Citigroup.
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Phoenix Sells $300 Million Amid Pension Push: Muni Credit.
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Fitch: Despite Local CA Victory, OPEB Battles Will Go On.
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NYT: Detroit Bankruptcy Deadline May Be Missed, Imperiling State Funds.
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WSJ: More Detroits Are on the Way.
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GASB Issues Exposure Draft on Fair Value Measurement and Application.
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GFOA Best Practice of the Week – Guidance for Affordable Care Act Implementation.
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GFOA: A Guide to Starting the Lean Journey.
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CUSIP Global Services Launches Municipal Pre-Refunded Linkage Service.
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Opportunities Abound for Bond-Financed Infrastructure, But So Do Obstacles.
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Pension Plans Go Risky With Investments.
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NFMA Bestows Industry Awards on Four Individuals and NASACT.
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Michigan Bill Would Impose 20 Years’ Oversight on Detroit.
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Strategists Concerned Muni Investors Can’t Manage Tobacco Bonds’ Risk.
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No-Bid Sales Drop as Philadelphia Chooses Auctions.
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Moody’s: Municipal Bond Defaults Remain Low in Number, but New Trends are Emerging.
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Fitch: Fracking Water Supply Risk Would Fall on U.S. Utilities.
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How Will State and County Government Employees Fare under Kentucky’s New Cash Balance Pension Plan?
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Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Options for Financing Highway Spending.
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Financial Accounting Foundation Issues 2013 Annual Report.
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GFOA: Tips on Creating a Budget Document that Communicates with Stakeholders.
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Detroit Files New Debt Plan.
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Nossaman Posts Draft Model P3 Legislation for Public Buildings and Invites Comments.
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Bond Insurance Then & Now: The Revival of an Industry.
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Detroit Strikes Tentative 5-Year Deal with 14 Unions in Bankruptcy Case.
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Pension Reporting Change Has Jurisdictions Reviewing their Funding Policies.
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BondUnderwriter Rolls Out New Issue Muni Bond Platform for Individual Investors.
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Moody’s: First-Quarter 2014 US Public Finance Rating Revisions in Line with Improving Credit Conditions.
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Muni Commentary – Where’s the Infrastructure Volume?
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WSJ: A Discount on Muni Funds.
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WSJ: Investors Embrace ‘Catastrophe Bonds.’
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S&P: Why Local Economies Have a Greater Credit Impact on Local Governments than on U.S. Public Housing.
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S&P: U.S. Bond Insurers and the Financial Guarantee Sector Stand at a Crossroads.
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Deloitte: U.S. Renewable M&A Sees Warming Trend.
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Atlanta’s Teacher Pension Gamble.
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Bankrupt California City Fighting for Right to Withhold Pension Payments.
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Report of the City of Lincoln Park Financial Review Team.
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2 Philly Firms Vie for Top U.S. Bankruptcy Deal.
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About That TIAA-CREF Deal.
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L.A. Spends 30% More on Wall Street Fees than Streets, and That’s Just Half the Story.
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TIAA-CREF to Buy Nuveen Investments for $6.25 Bln.
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Municipal Bond Mark-Ups: Measuring ‘Reasonable’
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Mintz Levin: SEC Steps Up Scrutiny of Municipal Bonds: Recently Filed Enforcement Actions.
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Bloomberg: Detroit Seeks Creditor Votes With ‘Divide and Conquer.’
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Local Governments Expand Incentive Programs for Technology Companies.
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GASB Issues Concepts Statement on Measurement of Assets and Liabilities.
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NYT: Pensioners in Detroit Rejoice, Though Deal Is Far From Done.
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Rhode Island’s Pension Battle Heads to Court.
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Detroit Pension Deal Inches City Closer to Bankruptcy Exit.
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Are Michigan’s Municipal Finance Problems Spreading?
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Public Pensions and the Lessons of Success.
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Pension Obligation Bonds – Beware of Quick Fixes.
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NYT: Bankruptcy Beyond the Potholes.
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Fitch: Detroit Plan Shows ULT Pledge Has Adequate Protection.
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Fitch: Chicago’s Plan Slow to Improve Pensions.
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WSJ: Big Hedge Funds Roll Dice on Puerto Rico Debt.
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Judge Approves Pact to End Detroit Swap Deal.
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Innovative Transportation Funding.
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Chicago Mayor Changes Pension Plan.
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Md. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Block Use of Eminent Domain for 2 Years.
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Moody’s: Public Pension Plans Lag Corporate Plans in Managing Credit Risk.
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City Should Have Turned to TIFs Instead of Property Tax Hikes: Study.
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Detroit’s Orr Explains Bondholders’ 74% Recovery: Five Questions.
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Atlanta Stadium for Falcons Prompts Bond Fight.
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Parking Lots Transformed as U.S. Cities Seek More Revenue.
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Moody’s: Moving Retirees to Exchanges Not Easy Option for Cities Looking to Lessen Healthcare Burden.
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Detroit Settlement A Breakthrough.
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Detroit’s New Bankruptcy Plan Proposes Lower Pension, Creditor Payouts.
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Citi Top Muni Bond Underwriter in First-Quarter Amid Lagging Supply.
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Gross Joins Bond Investors in North Las Vegas Crosshairs.
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US CFTC Pledges Swaps Relief for Public Utilities.
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Pennsylvania Schools Shun Debt Amid Austerity Push: Muni Credit.
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Moody’s Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Rating US Housing Finance Agencies.
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MBIA Muni Wraps Upgraded: BTIG Says Reuters Misses the Point.
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Puerto Rico to Detroit Buoyed by Insurance Comeback: Muni Credit.
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Moody’s: Three risks reduce credit positives of Affordable Care Act for not-for-profit hospitals
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Partnerships Unlock the Door to Progress in the Twin Cities: The Central Corridor Light Rail Project.
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WSJ: Detroit Seeks Proposals to Privatize Its Water System.
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WSJ: Pension Funds Join in Fee Pushback.
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GASB Declines to Delay Implementation Date of Pension Standards.
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S&P: Alternative Financing: Disclosure Is Critical To Credit Analysis In Public Finance.
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The Time May Have Arrived for Online Sales Tax Fairness.
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Solving the Equation for Disruption to the U.S. Electric Power Industry – a New Deloitte Report.
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S&P: Federal Programs And Interest Rates Should Keep U.S. Municipal Housing Stable.
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Phoenix Votes to Keep ‘Spiking’ Police Pensions.
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Detroit Seeking Municipal Finance Expert to Assess Bankruptcy Exit Plan.
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Local Officials Get Info on “Public Bank” Concept.
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Lipper Winners Answer the Muni Bond Riddle.
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Bill Would Exempt Water PABs from State Volume Caps.
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Mayors Rally to Defend Block Grant Funding.
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Wisconsin Utilizes Delayed Draw Term Loan.
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Boulder Council Approves Use of Negotiated Bond Sales for Open Space.
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Arizona’s Pension Trust Sued After Refusing to Disclose Subpoena.
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Rhode Island’s Winding Road to Serious Pension Reform.
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SEC Said Examining Hidden Electronic Bond Trading Prices.
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California Passage of Tax Measures Growing, Analyst Says.
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Wisconsin Lured by Debt Paydown Readies Asset Sales: Muni Credit.
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Bond Insurer Seeks to Challenge Detroit Suit.
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Bond Insurer Files Suit Against Detroit in Setback for Bankruptcy Plan.
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NYT: Determining the Markup on Municipal Bonds.
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Determining the Markup on Municipal Bonds.
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WSJ: Massachusetts Streamlines Bond Sales for Smaller Investors.
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WSJ: How Retail Bond Investors Can Get Info the Pros Won’t Share.
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Moody’s: Detroit GO Litigation Unlikely to Have National Legal Implications for GO Debt.
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BDA Commentary: A Wrong-Headed Approach to Addressing the Nation’s Infrastructure Needs.
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Let’s Agree to Disagree.
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Rate Risk Makes Banks Keep Powder Dry.
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Muni Bond Fund Rebound Appears to Have Legs.
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Detroit’s Retiree Committee to Be Protected from Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Case.
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Chicago Credits Outreach for Strong Showing on GO Issue.
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Safeguard for Michigan Bond Market Up in Air.
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When Pension Pain Signals Bigger Ills: Three Symptoms to Look For.
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Bad Fiscal Reputation Hikes Rates on Illinois Bonds-Study.
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S&P: Despite Higher Delinquency Rates, Ratings On U.S. Housing Finance Agencies Aren’t Likely To Suffer.
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GASB Toolkit Helps State and Local Governments Implement New Pension Standards.
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Muni Bond Costs Hit Investors in Wallet.
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BDA Analysis of White House Budget Proposal.
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GFOA Board-Approved Best Practices – February 28, 2014.
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Bloomberg: Moody’s Seeks Comments on Approach to Rating Rental-Home Bonds.
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Moody’s: U.S. State and Local Governments Increasingly Rely on Medicare to Lower OPEB Costs.
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Chicago’s Credit Rating Takes Major Hit Over Unfunded Pensions.
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Muni Market Shrinks; Bank Muni Holdings Rise.
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CBO Testimony on Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Projects.
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Largest LBO Puts Energy Future-Backed Bonds at Risk: Muni Credit.
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Charles Schwab and J.P. Morgan Extend Agreement Giving Schwab Clients Access to Municipal and Corporate Bond Issues.
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Puerto Rico ‘Alternative’ Investors to Square Off Against Retail Investors.
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Bloomberg: Some New Bond Funds Take in Big Bucks.
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GASB Proposes New GAAP Hierarchy for State and Local Governments and Exposes Entire Implementation Guide for Public Comment.
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Bankrupt Cities? What About Distressed Cities?
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Drop in Smoking Threatens Embattled Tobacco Bonds.
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Fitch Ratings: Detroit Debt Adjustment Plan ‘Hostile’ to Bondholders.
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Detroit Bankruptcy Prods Cities to Target Pensions: Muni Credit.
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More M&A Seen Among Underwriters as Costs Increase.
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CUSIP: U.S. Corporates Poised for Growth, Munis in Decline, International Corporates Mixed.
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Head Muni Salesman at Goldman to Join Hedge Fund.
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Puerto Rico Is Outlier for Wealthy Fleeing Tax Hit: Muni Credit.
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The Future of Financing Infrastructure.
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WSJ: Creditor Objects to Stockton, Calif., Bankruptcy Plan.
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U.S. Muni Bond Sales to Climb to $5.16 bln Next Week.
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Muni Market Blasts Detroit Debt Plan.
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CNBC: Dozens of States, Cities Coping with Bad Bond Bets.
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WSJ: S&P Calls for More Disclosure of Municipal Bank Loans.
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Moody’s Sees Detroit COPs Repudiation as Isolated.
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Moody’s: Detroit’s Attempted COPS Repudiation an Extreme Act.
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Bankruptcy Exit Plan Explores Collecting Taxes from Residents Working Outside Detroit.
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Court’s Pension Ruling Could Cost Arizona Taxpayers Millions.
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Jacksonville Seeking Utility Payments to Avoid Cut: Muni Credit.
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Detroit Lawyers: 3rd Swaps Settlement Plan Coming Soon; General Obligation Bonds not Secured.
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GASB: Stakeholder Focus: Maximizing the Value of MD&A.
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Federal Funding Confusion Leads Moody’s to Cut Highway Bonds.
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California Cities Strained by Retiree Health: Muni Credit.
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ACA Taking Toll on Local Governments.
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Bloomberg: Detroit Files Plan to Resolve $18 Billion Bankruptcy.
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Bloomberg: New Detroit Bankruptcy Plan in the Hands of Creditors.
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Senate Finance Bill 1957 Would Establish American Infrastructure Fund.
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