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The private sector might be willing to carry risk the public sector doesnt want, or provide capital sooner than the public sector capacity allows, but these benefits come at a cost, and sometimes that cost is hard to measure.
October 24 -
This week we cover two quite different topics, starting with the most recent FEMA data regarding Hurricane Matthew. Then, in an attempt to move us beyond the "Sex, Lies and Audiotape" conversation that is occupying the minds of many Americans, we take a closer look at the importance of exports, employment and wages on the economy.
October 19SOLVE -
With voters from nine more states considering marijuana legalization in next months election, heres a state-by-state chart of the revenue implications.
October 17 -
The SEC's MCDC initiative is causing many municipal issuers and underwriters to change the way they do things.
October 12SOLVE -
One of the most pronounced indicators of the improvement in Florida's economy is the decline in poverty rates.
October 5 -
Regardless of which candidate takes the oath of office next January, improving our countrys infrastructure will be on the next presidents agenda.
September 26 -
While Mayor Rahm Emanuel has chipped away at the pension problem, Chicago has come nowhere close to identifying a solution. The city must, at a bare minimum, contribute enough every year, including 2016, to ensure that the plans' funded ratio not drop below, and that their unfunded liabilities not exceed, 2015 levels.
September 26Aurelius Capital Management, LP -
Colorado's economy has shown the strongest improvement among states over the last year. The economies of Maryland, Wisconsin and Florida also continue to show strong improvement, while energy and commodity dependent states continue to show the weakest performance.
September 20 -
The orders provide some insight into what the Securities and Exchange Commission considers to be a material false or misleading statement in an offering document.
September 12 -
Restructuring the debt of Chicago and Illinois would entail about two years of unpleasant headlines, but the city and the state will rebound far sooner and less painfully than if they stay on their current paths.
September 8