Tag: Municipal Bond Credit
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: California treasurer puts a call out for creative finance ideas
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: California Treasurer Fiona Ma asked public finance professionals to reach out to her office with creative financing ideas to help the state solve its social problems and build infrastructure… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: SEC charges California school district, officials with fraud
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: A Los Angeles County school district, its superintendent and its chief business officer were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding investors in the sale of $100 million in general obligation bonds… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Upgrade pushes Wayne County, Michigan, higher into investment grade
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Wayne County, Michigan, received a one-notch upgrade from Moody’s investors Service, moving it higher into investment grade four years after the county faced a financial crisis… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Mexico to provide free college tuition, governor says
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Free college tuition to state residents will stimulate New Mexico’s economy while equalizing opportunity in the nation’s second-poorest state, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Ruling on a Kentucky pension plan viewed as credit positive for state
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: A Kentucky Supreme Court ruling preventing a quasi-governmental agency from leaving the state-run pension system is credit positive, Moody’s Investors Service said… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Outlook is brighter for Louisiana’s bonds and budget
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Significant improvement in Louisiana’s financial position led Moody’s Investors Service to change its outlook to positive from stable, a move that could trigger a rating upgrade within the next two years… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Why the strike against GM hits Michigan hardest
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors that began Monday poses a greater credit threat to Michigan and its local governments than to other states, said Moody’s Investors Service… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Milwaukee takes rating hit ahead of school note sale
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Milwaukee heads into the market next month to borrow on behalf of its public school district after being stung by its second downgrade this year… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cleveland’s Hopkins airport lands an upgrade
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport now has three single-A ratings to boost its credit appeal as it looks to refinance debt and bonds under a new master plan… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Suburban Chicago school district restored to investment grade
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: A suburban Chicago school district stung by federal regulatory and criminal probes over a former superintendent’s misuse of bond proceeds won back its investment grade rating… Link to Story