Bloomberg | Brief » Municipal Markets http://www.bloombergbriefs.com Bloomberg BRIEF Fri, 17 May 2013 12:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Jeffco ‘Close’ to Exit Deal http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/05/10/jeffco-close-to-exit-deal/ http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/05/10/jeffco-close-to-exit-deal/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:53:53 +0000 jmysakjr http://wordpress.bloomberg.com/brief/?p=13559 Alabama’s Jefferson County is making progress in debt talks, has an agreement with one group of creditors, and may file a“mostly consensual’’ plan to exit bankruptcy, a lawyer for the county told a judge. “Read more>>”

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]]> http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/04/25/municipal-market-1q-2013-stat-book/feed/ 0 City May Be First to Call BABs http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/04/10/city-may-be-first-to-call-babs/ http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/04/10/city-may-be-first-to-call-babs/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:40:59 +0000 jmysakjr http://wordpress.bloomberg.com/brief/?p=13149 Monona, Wisconsin, may be the first issuer in the $3.7 trillion municipal market to redeem its Build America Bonds at par value after sequestration last month curbed federal subsidies on the debt.

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Kansas, which dedicated casino proceeds to pension relief last year, is considering another gamble as lawmakers debate borrowing $1.5 billion to bolster the nation’s 11th-weakest state retirement plan.

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]]> http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/03/22/investors-shrug-off-puerto-rico-downgrades/feed/ 0 Recovery Lifts Single-Family Housing Bonds http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/03/07/recovery-lifts-single-family-housing-bonds/ http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/03/07/recovery-lifts-single-family-housing-bonds/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:23:45 +0000 jmysakjr http://wordpress.bloomberg.com/brief/?p=12613 The U.S. housing rebound is making local debt backed by home-mortgage payments the safest place for municipal investors facing the prospects of tax changes and higher interest rates.

 

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]]> http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/03/01/municipal-market-20122013-statbook-free-download/feed/ 0 Suburb Planning GO Sale for Youth Sports Complex http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/02/14/suburb-planning-go-sale-for-youth-sports-complex/ http://www.bloombergbriefs.com/2013/02/14/suburb-planning-go-sale-for-youth-sports-complex/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:31:35 +0000 jmysakjr http://wordpress.bloomberg.com/brief/?p=12269  

Lemont, Illinois is putting its credit rating on the line as it plans a $20 million bond sale to fund a 26-acre sports complex that the village says will attract youth travel sports leagues.

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