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Municipal Bond Credit Report: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2024 is 2.6 percent on November 19, up from…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The fight to end lead contamination in drinking water is playing out with high stakes in the Midwest. The region accounts for a disproportionate share of…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Facing budget deficits of $587 million to more than $800 million starting next fiscal year, Louisiana lawmakers are convening an extraordinary legislative session to consider changes…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.3 billion fiscal 2025 budget that calls for a $300 million property tax increase, a move that reverses…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Metropolitan College of New York is trying to sell real estate in lower Manhattan as part of a deal with bondholders allowing the school to…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. Environmental and Protection Agency’s new PFAS water treatment rules are most likely to hit water utilities serving small service areas with poor populace and…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chester, Pennsylvania, is broke, its state-appointed receiver says. This fact is not in dispute. Chester is one of the only two municipalities in the country with…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Ratings downgraded Xavier University, a private Jesuit college in Cincinnati, to A-minus from A and to Baa1 from A3, respectively, last week.…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday put the Chicago Board of Education on notice that it will watch the school district’s next steps after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: As the people in the path of Hurricanes Helene and Milton continue to dig out from the damage, the municipal bond market continues to assess the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: American shoppers and diners closed out the summer without much sign of cutbacks—fresh evidence of how strong consumer spending has helped insulate the economy from a…