Muni Minute

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will have an impact in the coming week – we look at the National Association of Municipal Advisors annual conference in New Orleans, where where its members will hear from industry participants on topics such as bank loans, credit rating agencies, disclosure, and public private partnerships as well as current and ongoing regulatory initiatives like Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules and findings from two years of examinations of muni advisors.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we take a look at a crucial week facing New Jersey and efforts by state lawmakers to place a referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot that if passed would decrease pension liabilities.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute — The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week — we take a look at the debate in the New Jersey legislature over whether to implement a gas tax hike to pay for the state's Transportation Trust Fund before the program expires on June 30.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we look at how the San Diego County Water Authority is reaping the benefits from the nation’s largest seawater desalination plant and is expected to hit market with a triple-A rating for the first time ever.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we take a look at the biggest bond deal of the week – an almost $1 billion competitive sale from the state of Pennsylvania. It's the first big deal from the Keystone State since last year's budget crises – and it's coming ahead of a possible new one.