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Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago Pensions Plan.
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Illinois High Court Delivers Defeat to Union on Back-Pay Dispute.
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Illinois Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Rahm Emanuel.
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Michigan’s Way of Funding Cities Set Stage for Flint Water Crisis.
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New Jersey’s Public Pensions in Worst Shape Ever Ahead of Bond Sale.
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Houston’s $3 Billion of Debt Cut by Moody’s After Oil Drop.
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Not Yet. AllianceBernstein Preaches Patience on Puerto Rico Debt.
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Arizona Has a Plan to Get Revenge on Its Pro-Worker Cities.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 03/17
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Muni Bond Fund Inflows Most in Five Weeks as Yields Rise: Chart.
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Christie Wants Moratorium on Towns Seeking Hospital Payments.
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Fitch: N. Carolina Primary Will Also Choose Infrastructure Path.
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Lawmakers See Strong Board as Part of Puerto Rico Debt Fix.
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Arizona OKs Bill Cutting Funds to Cities That Cross State.
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City Wins Legal Battle with Cory Briggs Over Infrastructure Bonds.
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New Michigan Law Allows Drainage Districts to Issue Term Bonds.
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New Jersey Transit Strike Piles Onto Transportation-Fund Crisis.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 03/10
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Bond Market Rescue for Oklahoma’s Budget Woes Entices Governor.
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SC Proposed Bill Forbids Eminent Domain By Pipeline Companies.
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Missouri Municipal Entities Must Follow Statutorily-Required Steps Before Executing Settlement Agreements, Consent Orders.
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ABA Endorses FTN Financial’s Municipal Credit Review Platform.
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Biggest Muni Deals of Year So Far Swell Issuance to $9 bln Next Week.
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P3 Model Seen as Fix for National Parks’ Infrastructure Woes.
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Puerto Rico Utility May Pay Contractors Before Debt, Filing Says.
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Fitch: Rates Key for California Water Utilities Amid Continued Conservation.
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Chicago Schools Fast Running Out of Cash as Standoff With Illinois Governor Worsens.
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Michigan Ccould Seek Private Partners to Develop High-Speed Rail Line.
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Franklin Making Failed Puerto Rico Fund Disappear Through Merger.
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Franklin, Oppenheimer Say Cofina Changes Would Harm Puerto Rico.
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Threatening `Farewell’ to LSU Football Shows Louisiana’s Strains.
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Illinois Fight With Chicago Schools Escalates Over Bond Sales.
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California Going to First From Worst When It Comes to Bond Sales.
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Senators Reach Deal to Help State Water Programs After Flint.
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Detroit Mayor Eyes Legal Action Over Pension Shortfall.
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Puerto Rico Needs Restructuring to Avoid Cascading Defaults: Treasury.
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Detroit Mayor Unveils Budget With Eye on Shedding State Oversight.
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Los Angeles School District to Sell $1.3 Billion in Muni Bonds.
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S&P’s 2015 Upgrades Nearly Doubled Downgrades.
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‘Government Only Pays for the Positive Outcomes.’ A Strikingly New Approach to Social Problems.
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Big Taxable Deal Next Week in $7.1 bln of U.S. Municipal Bond Sales.
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Assured Guaranty Provides Secondary Market Municipal Bond Insurance Pricing on Bloomberg Terminals’ “ALLQ” Page.
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L.A.’s Library of Open Data Sparks Better Government.
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Nebraska Legislators Want Infrastructure Bank for Roads Projects, but Disagree on How to Fund It.
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Tennessee Officials Consider Using P3s for Public Buildings.
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S&P’s Public Finance Podcast (The Supreme Court’s Stay On the EPA’s Clean Power Plan)
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Los Angeles Weighs Convention Center P3.
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2 States Launch Social Impact Bond Programs.
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New Pay-for-Success Projects.
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Arizona’s Deepening Public-Pension Quagmire.
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Kentucky Stumbles in Finding Revenue for Broadband Debt.
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California Pension Fix Leads to Risk as Market Volatility Soars.
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California Muni Investors Facing Biggest Issuance Gap in Nation.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 02/18
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Illinois Launches Financial Probe Into Chicago Public Schools.
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CUSIP: New Municipal Bond Activity Down 12% vs. December 2015 Totals.
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New York’s MTA Eyes Nascent ‘Green Bond’ Market with $500 Million Bond.
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Stifel’s Public Finance Group Ranks No. 1 in 2015 Municipal Negotiated Issues.
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Millbank: California Approves New Net Metering Tariff.
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Louisiana Parish Seeks Expertise in Negotiating Wastewater System Contract.
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With Eye on Puerto Rico, Guam Says No to Territorial Bankruptcy.
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Puerto Rico Bondholders Make First Counteroffer to Debt Plan.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 02/11
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Puerto Rico Bondholders Put Forward Their Own Restructuring Plan.
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Kansas GOP House Members Angling to Take Role in School Bond Decisions.
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CPS Borrows $725 Million at Extraordinarily High Interest Rate.
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Analysts Pan Puerto Rico Restructuring Proposal.
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As Water Utilities Move Online, Hackers Take Note.
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Update on Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana Bond Cap Allocations.
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Puerto Rico Bonds Zigzag With Recovery Rates Unclear in Proposal.
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Amid Revenue Shortfalls, Oklahoma’s Budget Decisions Will Be Critical For Credit Quality.
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Wyoming Outlook Revised To Negative On Expected Operating Reserves Pressure; ‘AAA’ ICR Affirmed.
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Massachusetts Governor’s Budget Proposal Is Mildly Credit Positive.
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Credit Challenges Tied To The Flint Water Crisis Run Deep For Michigan.
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House Republicans Lean Toward Federal Oversight for Puerto Rico.
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Fitch: Texas Drought Leaves a Lasting Impact on Water/Sewer Utilities.
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Municipal Bond Sales Poised to Accelerate as Redemptions Rise.
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Chicago Schools Pay Bigger Bond-Market Penalty Than Puerto Rico.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 02/04
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Moody’s: Pennsylvania Faces Limited Choices as Unfunded Pension Liabilities, Costs Mount.
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Fitch: Rates Key for California Water Utilities Amid Continued Conservation.
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Investors Demand Premium for Chicago School Debt.
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A Warning on Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis.
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Chicago Schools Slash High-Yielding ‘Junk’ Bond Deal.
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January’s New Money Deals Fail to Offset Drop in Refunding.
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Municipal Bond Sales Poised to Accelerate as Redemptions Rise.
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Puerto Rico Proposes 46% Reduction of Debt in Restructuring.
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Stock Market Volatility Is A Factor In California’s Budget, Report Says.
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Chicago Schools in Fiscal Limbo as Clash Builds Before Bond Sale.
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Chicago Schools in Fiscal Limbo as Turmoil Delays Bond Sale.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 01/28
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Puerto Rico to Hold Debt-Restructuring Talks Jan. 29.
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Puerto Rico Plans Debt-Exchange Offer Friday.
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Long Island’s Nassau County Can’t Catch Break from Bond Analysts.
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Puerto Rico’s First Debt Deal Is Running Up Against a Deadline.
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Illinois GOP Sees Takeover, Bankruptcy for Chicago Schools.
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Atlantic City Considering Bankruptcy Filing, Mayor Says.
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Pension Funding Fight Nears a Climax in Deficit-Stung New Jersey.
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Treasury’s Lew Urges Congress to Grant Puerto Rico Bankruptcy.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 01/21
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Best Credit Data Partners with FactSet to Distribute Municipal Bond Pricing.
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U.S. Muni Bond Sales to Slip to $5.66 bln Next Week.
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More Reason to Love Munis.
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Fitch: California Budget Proposal Continues Path of Fiscal Restraint.
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Fitch: Pennsylvania Interim Budget Supports Value of School Credit Enhancement Programs.
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Thornburg 4Q 2015 Municipal Bond Commentary.
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Investors Opt for Munis as Stocks, Commodities Plunge.
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Illinois Penalized as It Ends Hiatus From Muni Bond Market.
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Day of Reckoning Near as Detroit Schools Pushed to Fiscal Brink.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 01/14
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Supreme Court to Weigh Public-Sector Union Dues.
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US Treasury Secretary Demands Action on Puerto Rico’s Crisis.
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CUSIP Issuance Trends Report.
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S&P: Looking Past The Noise To Illinois’ Fundamental Creditworthiness.
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P3s Driving Kentucky’s Broadband Expansion.
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What’s Keeping Pennsylvania From Passing a Budget?
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Don’t Blame ETFs For Poor Muni Liquidity.
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MacKay Municipal Managers Announces Top Five Municipal Market Insights for 2016.
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Muni Issuance to Hit $8.77 bln Next Week Includes Both Chicago, Illinois.
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Ambac, FGIC Covering Puerto Rico Bond Payments After Default.
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Illinois Ending Exile From Bond Market Amid Record Budget Fight.
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Once Bankrupt Orange County Borrows to Pay Bill Others Shirk.
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Muni Yields Plunge to 11-Month Low as Wave of Cash Dwarfs Supply.
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Muni Yields Tumble Most Since 2012 Amid China Meltdown: Chart
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January Effect Lives On As Municipal Bond Funds Flush With Cash.
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Muni Investors Who Got 2015 Right Seek Gains in Market’s Swings.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 01/07
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Munis Least Alluring to Treasuries Since 2011 After Rally: Chart
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Bond Insurers Sue Puerto Rico to Stop Revenue Diversion.
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San Bernardino Bankruptcy Leaves Little for Police-Brutality Payouts.
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Bond Insurers Sue Puerto Rico for Redirecting Debt-Payment Funds.
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AT&T Steps Up ‘Smart Cities’ Push, to Offer More Services.
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Chicago Sets $500 Million Bond Sale Amid Pension Uncertainty.
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Puerto Rico Pleads for Congressional Help as Lawsuits Are Filed.
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Ambac Shares Fall as Puerto Rico Moves to Default on Some Bonds.
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Puerto Rico to Default on $37 Million of Payments Due Jan. 1.
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S&P: Chicago Finishes the Year Without Pension Relief and Without a Definite Plan to Fund its 2016 Pension Payment.
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Puerto Rico to Skip Some Payments, Likely Prompting Turmoil.
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Municipal Bond Sales to Rise in January After 23% Jump in 2015.
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Muni Bonds Winner in 2015; Junk Bonds Big Loser.
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Illinois Record Budget Impasse Makes It Worse for the State’s Pension Disaster.
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Puerto Rico Electric Wins Debt-Cutting Deal With Creditors.
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Bank of America Tops Municipal Underwriter Ranks for Fourth Year.
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Municipal Bond Sales to Rise in January After 23% Jump in 2015.
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Fitch Rates Illinois GOs ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable.
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Illinois Dodges Rating Downgrades Ahead of January Bond Sale.
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‘Safe’ Puerto Rican Debt Stirs Worries.
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Bankrupt San Bernardino Spars With Creditors Over Police Spending.
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Puerto Rico Utility Reaches Deal With Bond Insurers in Effort to Avoid Default.
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Puerto Rico Needs Debt Restructuring Authority: U.S. Treasury Secretary.
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A Puerto Rican Utility Makes Progress Toward a Debt Deal.
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Puerto Rico’s Power Authority Reaches Preliminary Pact with Bond Insurers.
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St. Louisans Pay Too Much to Fund Municipalities, Research Group Says.
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Muni Issuance Slumps at End of Strong Year.
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Municipal Bond Funds See Inflows for 10 Straight Weeks.
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Muni Inflows Are Highest Since January as Buyers Ignore Fed.
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Free Bluegrass Plays On as Kentucky Town Angles for Bankruptcy.
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Alabama’s Jefferson County Rated Investment Grade by Moody’s.
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Congress Unlikely to Agree on Puerto Rico Rescue by Year’s End.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 12/10
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Bond Insurers Balk at Puerto Rico Power Authority Deal.
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House Democrats Try to Help Puerto Rico in Spending Bill.
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Congressman Duffy to Introduce Puerto Rico Bill Wednesday.
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U.S. Legislators Push Puerto Rico Fixes as Governor Visits Capital.
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U.S. Municipal Bond Issuance Falls to $23 Bln in November.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 12/03
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Detroit Water and Sewer Authority Washes Off Bankruptcy Stain.
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U.S. High Court Set to Act on Puerto Rico Restructuring Bid.
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Illinois Judge Keeps Chicago Retiree Healthcare Case Alive.
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Moody’s: Credit Pressure for Michigan School Districts Continues.
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Washington Divided on Response to Puerto Rico Debt Woes.
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Supreme Court to Examine Puerto Rico Effort to Restructure Some Debts.
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Puerto Rico Avoids Default on Over $350 Million in Bond Payments.
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Pension Cuts Win Federal Court Support in Chattanooga.
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California Debt Foe Campaigns to Block Billion-Dollar Bond Deals.
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Puerto Rico Makes Bond Payment by Redirecting Revenue.
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Puerto Rico Avoids Second Default, but Future Payments Uncertain.
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Puerto Rico’s Dec. 1 Deadline: A Guide as Possible Defaults Loom.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 11/25
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Moody’s: Illinois’ Inherent Credit Strengths Help Offset Pressures, But Do Not Create ‘Rating Floor.’
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Virginia Extends Existing P3 to Toll I-395 HOV Lanes.
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Decision Time in Puerto Rico.
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Christie Skeptical of Cost to ‘Pay for Success.’
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Alaska Endowment Double-Check.
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SEC Charges Brogdon With Misleading Investors, Obtains Freeze on Assets.
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California LAO’s Report Confirms State’s Favorable Credit Position.
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LBJ Express a P3 Benchmark.
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Gundlach Joins Lasry Scooping Up Puerto Rico Debt as Prices Fall.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 11/19
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Fitch: Revenue Bond Loss Would Slow California’s Infrastructure.
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Fitch: Texas School Districts Should Weather Tax Revenue Drop.
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Houston’s Conundrum: Closing Its Pension-Funding Gap.
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Pension Blues in the Bluegrass State.
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Chicago in Tough Battle to Overturn Ruling on Pension Reforms.
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Fitch: Texas School Districts Should Weather Tax Revenue Drop.
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Canadian Pension Funds Buy Chicago’s Toll Road for $2.8B.
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Philanthropies Rise as Source of Revenue for Pressed U.S. Cities.
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Puerto Rico Electric Extends Bondholder Restructuring Pact.
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Bloomberg Brief Weekly Video – 11/12
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