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The bond insurer adds a second office in the Lone Star State, where it does a large volume of business.
March 19 -
Dynamics at play in New Jersey include the pandemic, an election year, massive borrowing, significant federal aid and a major pension liability problem.
March 19 -
Highlights of that aid include $3 billion for K through 12 schools, $308 million for childcare, and $370 million for rental, mortgage, and homeless assistance.
March 17 -
Advocates for state and budget officials say there is enough ambiguity in the legislation to warrant guidance from the Treasury Department.
March 16 -
A bill backed by the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund underscores the fiscal strains created by Chicago's pension underfunding.
March 16 -
Denver is selling $274 million of dedicated tax bonds in a deal to fund projects at the National Western Stock Show complex and Colorado Convention Center.
March 15 -
Planning will require favorable tax policies, sophisticated capital programing, bond financing, and pioneering public-private partnerships. It also requires a cohesive national, bipartisan infrastructure plan as a foundation to begin addressing this impending infrastructure crisis.
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Hank Smith, head of Investment Strategy at Haverford Trust, discusses the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, and economic growth. He says, “at some point the Fed will have to acknowledge the economy may really take off.” Gary Siegel hosts. (Taped March 2. 26 minutes)
March 11 -
The House voted 220-211 to approve Senate-passed amendments midday Wednesday.
March 10 -
The next phase of pension risk analysis will be different and more challenging: Assessing the long-term impacts of individual jurisdictions’ choices in the context of their unique workforce demographics, benefits and salary structure, and pension funding status.
March 9Build America Mutual