Municipal Bond Credit Report: Local option revenue streams can help Michigan cities become less dependent on property taxes, according to a report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: S&P Global Ratings placed Guam’s already junk-rated long- and short-term debt on credit watch negative citing cash flow problems stemming from the federal tax bill… Link…
A plan by California’s largest pension fund to shorten its amortization period is credit positive for the state government and participating local governments, though it could mean untenable budget strain…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The weak status of most downstate Illinois and suburban Chicago public safety pension funds strain local governments statewide and pose a threat to credit quality, S&P…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The essence of California’s pension crisis was on display last week when the California Public Employees Retirement System made a relatively small change in its amortization…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Stronger investment returns in 2016 couldn’t stave off growth in the unfunded liabilities for most of the 11 local government pension funds tracked annually by a…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Nassau County, N.Y., will issue bonds to partially fund a $46 million court judgment owed to two men who were exonerated for a 1985 murder conviction……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Legislation to hand control of Muncie, Indiana Community Schools to Ball State University without a timeline for returning the district to local control sparked worries that…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: California cities will see their general fund contributions to public pensions nearly double over the next seven years, according to a study commissioned by the League…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy judge Laura Taylor Swain was wrong in ruling that the island’s special revenue bonds shouldn’t continue to pay in bankruptcy, said…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit closed the books on fiscal 2017 with a $53 million surplus, marking its third consecutive year of positive budget results since exiting Chapter 9, according…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A steady rise in oil prices is improving the economies of most energy producing states, but for some, fiscal resiliency has become weaker, according to Fitch…
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