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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for New Jersey to make its first full pension contribution in 25 years is generating questions about retirement-system overhaul in one of…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: When municipal analysts think of states with severely underfunded public employee retirement obligations, Illinois, New Jersey, and Kentucky typically come to mind. New York State, with…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas temperatures have returned to seasonal norms, but the public finance crisis from last week’s deep freeze is just beginning… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The fiscal forecast for Louisiana is a bit brighter after a bond rating agency lifted its outlook for the state… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: As Texas lawmakers launched investigations into the lethal power failures triggered by last week’s deep freeze, analysts dug deeper into the economic impact… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The jobs market appears to be returning to growth, with new applications for unemployment benefits falling to the lowest level since November amid other signs hiring…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. household income jumped 10% in January as the government delivered stimulus payments to households and consumer spending rose 2.4%, priming the economy for a burst…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The prospects for new federal aid and a proposed budget that avoids negative rating triggers should preserve Illinois’ investment-grade status, but neither moves the needle on…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve predicates its easy money policies in part on the fact that its favorite measure of inflation has run more than a half percentage…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Rising default risks because of a Missouri levee district’s legal battle with some of its top taxpayers and the possibility of more challenges drove Fitch Ratings…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Gov. Jim Justice’s push to eliminate the West Virginia state income tax would eliminate nearly half of the state’s general fund revenue… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Connecticut has become the latest state to consider legalized marijuana and sports betting… Link to Story