Municipal Bond Credit Report: COVID-19 a challenge for muni advocacy
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Some muni market advocates have growing concerns that COVID-19 is limiting their ability to push important muni bond initiatives on Capitol Hill and elsewhere… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: JEA downgraded because of governance instability
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida’s largest public utility in Jacksonville has lost its stellar rating because of govenance issues following a recent failed and controversial attempt at privatization… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Distressed Chicago suburb eyes future restructuring bond deal
Municipal Bond Credit Report: As Harvey, Illinois, works to resolve legal disputes with bondholders and Chicago over delinquent water bills, the fiscally distressed city envisions the eventual restructuring of its…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Tuition revenue struggles bring negative outlook to USciences
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cash-flow struggles amid sharp tuition revenue declines the past few years placed a Philadelphia private college on the verge of another credit downgrade one year after…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Hawaii takes steps to protect its economy as COVID-19 spreads
Municipal Bond Credit Report: While some states escalated medical efforts this week to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Hawaii lawmakers were also looking to protect an economy dependent on tourism……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: COVID-19 clouds Illinois’ revenue prospects
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and the General Assembly’s non-partisan research arm presented closely aligned revenue estimates to lawmakers this week, but whether those numbers hold…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Lipper suffers outflows for the first time in 60 weeks
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The world remains on edge about the rapidly spreading COVID-19 and those fears once again have Treasury yields digging down even deeper. COVID-19 fears have now…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Phishing attack swipes bond payments, a Texas school district reports
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Texas school district missed payments on three bond issues after what school officials called a “business email compromise scheme” sent the payments to a fraudulent…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A stock market fall may squeeze public pensions, experts say
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A falling stock market may mean politically difficult choices for public pension systems that rely on equity investments to reduce unfunded liabilities, experts told this week’s…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Vernon, California, electric revenue bonds upgraded despite lawsuit
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The electric system revenue bonds of the largely industrial city of Vernon, California, received a one-notch upgrade to Baa2 from Moody’s Investors Service, which said it…
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