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Oklahoma incarceration costs will soar by $2 billion over the next decade without major reform, Gov. Mary Fallin says.
June 8
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New York City has become the first pension system in the nation to have totally divested its holdings in private prison companies, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer said on Thursday.
June 8
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Adam Andrzejewski, founder and CEO OpenTheBooks.com, talks about how his database of public spending could make governments more accountable. Andrzejewski ran for governor in Illinois, which he calls the “Super Bowl of corruption.” He cites outlandish salaries, waste at the federal level, and “compensation buckets” at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Hosted by Paul Burton.
June 8
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California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to use a short-term state investment account to fund CalPERS faces some skeptics.
June 8
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Top quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the last big supply of the week started to hit the market on Thursday.
June 8
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The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
June 8
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Former broker Deborah Kelley will pay $188,000 as part of her sentence after pleading guilty to taking part in a pay-to-play scheme involving New York pension fund business.
June 8
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A judge's ruling put more pressure on Illinois by supporting Medicaid providers.
June 8
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Municipal bond traders are set for the last big supply of the week to hit the market on Thursday.
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Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno won primaries in the New Jersey race to replace Gov. Chris Christie.
June 7
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Members of the Municipal Bonds for America coalition met with a White House official Wednesday.
June 7
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The University of Illinois and Illinois State University were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings.
June 7
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the legislature to meet in special session to deal with issues that include property taxes and school finance.
June 7
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Top-rated municipal bonds finished flat on Wednesday as the city of Chicago retuned to the market with a new water deal.
June 7
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The director of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority is trying to put its bond money to work.
June 7
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Barclays is bolstering its Chicago team with three banking additions at the expense of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
June 7
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States and cities must match $200 billion over 10 years of direct federal funding in Trump’s infrastructure plan.
June 7
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Bond Dealers of America and the National Association of Bond Lawyers make regulatory recommendations to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
June 7
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Bond insurers and analysts say the review is unnecessary and rating cuts could backfire.
June 7
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JPMorgan is Chicago Public Schools' choice for the direct placement of $396.5 million of notes.
June 7
