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…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Connecticut replaced Moody’s Investors Service with Kroll Bond Rating Agency for its planned $800 million sale of special tax obligation bonds, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday……

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Under pressure to fund Kentucky’s ailing pensions, Gov. Matt Bevin recommended cutting 70 state programs as part of his biennial budget… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Santee Cooper’s biggest customers don’t know whether they want the state-owned utility to be sold, but they agree on this: They want the Legislature to name…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The unfunded liabilities of local government public safety funds outside Chicago nearly doubled over the last decade, eroding funded ratios to below 60%… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Some local governments in California, faced with increasing pension funding requirements, may turn to tax increases… Link to Story