Muni Think

The question is clear for municipal professionals: what is our legal duty to investors with respect to climate change?

As the oldest mass transit authority in the country, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has a history of innovation.

Federally funded infrastructure programs are critical. Sometimes they are the only viable means for infrastructure investment for certain projects.

By reducing debt service expenses with advance refundings, issuers were able to free up borrowing capacity for new investments.

The BDA believes that in addition to removing the Rule’s restriction on competitively bid transactions, it should consider simply eliminating it altogether.

It is budget-balancing time across the land and, as is typical, New Jersey has unique challenges.

The gains are putting to rest speculation that tax reform would hurt high-tax, Democratic-leaning states.

Congress’ capacity and willingness to spend anything significant on infrastructure is severely hampered by the already-massive size of the federal debt.

More insight into board member selection and decisions would benefit the market and its primary regulator.

The notion of cooperation is central to P3s, bringing together two different kinds of operations — public agencies and private enterprises — in pursuit of a common goal.