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Public employee unions said they will go to court to try to block the Contra Costa County retirement system board from implementing anti-spiking provisions
November 1 -
Alaska voters will decide on a $453 million transportation bond next week.
November 1 -
The MSRB plans to study the idea of restricting, or possibly banning, contributions to bond-ballot campaigns by muni bond dealers.
October 31 - California
Compton, Calif. will place a TRAN with an unnamed lender as a way around the issues that have prevented the city from getting the short-term debt it needs to make its late CalPERS payments.
October 31 -
Because of Hurricane Sandy, Maui County, Hawaii, postponed the competitive sale of $70.1 million in general obligation bonds to Thursday at 1 p.m.
October 31 -
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro today issued a statement saying she is pleased that the nation’s securities markets were able to open Wednesday despite the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy.
October 31 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to propose regulations that would require dealers to disclose more information about contributions to bond-ballot campaigns.
October 31 -
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System sued Compton, Calif. for missed retirement and healthcare payments totaling $2.6 million.
October 30 -
Hurricane Sandy left major challenges for many municipal bond firms after the Financial District of Manhattan was hammered hard by the storm.
October 30 -
Market participants whose electronic systems have been affected by Hurricane Sandy may want to notify the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
October 30
