Muni Think

The State of the Union speech fell short on infrastructure while the COFINA settlement in Puerto Rico shed a harsh light on revenue bonds.

The availability of new analytics that correctly capture the downside risk materially raises the bar on discount-bond disclosure.

Leveraging underutilized public real estate assets through commercial development can be a viable strategy to fund capital improvements.

The federal government shutdown has demonstrated the need for a more independent source of public finance for cities and urban counties.

Puerto Rico’s per capita debt load is far lower than that of the mainland U.S. states.

The next generation of Congress should start with an issue that affects every voter in every district.

A Bond Buyer article inaccurately described a bond counsel's general role in Universal Commercial Code statements, in a manner unfair to Orrick, the firm says.

Treasury is requiring both more and less specificity in the public approval process for private activity bonds.

After a difficult 2018 draws to a close with the U.S. government in shutdown and municipals reeling from a tax law that lowered the value of the tax exemption and took away a key refinancing tool, here’s a list of changes we’d like to see in the coming year.

The delay in Washington means state and local budget planners lack critical federal inputs until early next year.