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States are tapping general funds, issuing bonds and upping fees.
February 8
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Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center are teaming up to finance and build a pediatric health campus that includes a hospital.
February 8
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Kristin Stephens will head the northeast region and David Moffett the southeast.
February 8
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PureCycle Technologies announced that its Ohio subsidiary agreed to buy out the holders of $219.55 million of outstanding tax-exempt private activity bonds.
February 8
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Most tax-exempt tenders saw low participation, which is good news to the taxpayers. The poorer the participation in the tender, the less is the waste from these premature refundings prior to the call date.
February 8
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"The debt afforablity study was just released. In this study we outlined how state debt is going to be falling by 60% over an eight year period," state Treasurer Dale Folwell said Tuesday.
February 8
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Some participants on the Street estimate that SMAs hold as much as $1.5 trillion of munis while others peg it closer to $1 trillion to $1.3 trillion.
February 8
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The SIFMA Swap Index fell to 3.24% Wednesday, down 50 basis points from 3.74% from the week prior, and 131 basis points from 4.55% it hit on Jan. 24 as swings continued in the VRDO market. Tax-exempt money market funds reversed course to see inflows of almost $4 billion.
February 7
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Colorado's sole public safety net healthcare provider faces rising uncompensated care costs, driven in part by treating thousands of uninsured migrants coming from the southern border.
February 7
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The city of Aurora, Illinois, is issuing an upfront loan to developer Penn Entertainment using bonds backed by tax increment financing district revenue.
February 7
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The deal may represent a measuring stick for triple-A benchmark yields amid market volatility.
February 7
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State officials and lawmakers are pushing for new infrastructure spending
February 7
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The volatility in USTs is giving municipals a difficult run to start February. The asset class lagged the selloff and outperformed the recent rally, which points to its resiliency — but those moves do not come without challenges.
February 6
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After two auctions, Mercy Hospital, a nonprofit hospital in Iowa City, was sold, but bondholders' recovery will hinge on the Chapter 11 liquidation process.
February 6
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If the appeals court rules for them, the bond parties say, a new plan of adjustment may be needed.
February 6
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States are considering tolls, public-private partnerships, per-mile usage fees and even retail delivery fees to shore up transportation funding among a declining motor fuel tax.
February 6
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Proponents of the proposed bond-financed 86-mile railway in northeast Utah are hoping Congress or a U.S. Supreme Court review can advance the project.
February 6
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Illinois' Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability last week released its Special Pension Briefing on state-funded retirement systems in 2023.
February 6
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Chad Wildman, executive director, Quantitative Strategies at FMSbonds, and Matthew Smith, founder and CEO of Spline Data, discuss how automation has repositioned the muni market and where participants can find value by using technology tools. Lynne Funk hosts. (45 minutes)
February 6
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A call to action for the $4 trillion municipal bond market.
February 6
Bond Dealers of America
