New & NoteworthyNew Municipal Web Sites, Features, Trends and Recent Discoveries
Can I Afford to Live Here? Tool Lends Tranparency to Transportation Costs
Transportation costs are a key factor in determining housing affordability… Continue
MSRB Website Helps Promote “Fair and Efficient” Municipal Bond Market
Revamped website is laden with content for municipal bond investors, dealers and issuers… Continue
Case Study: Bringing Jobs to a Redeveloped Downtown
Village of Skokie builds a sophisticated urban center to compete for higher paying jobs… Continue
MuniNet Launches Effort to Identify State Investor Relations Content
New “Finance” tab includes links to investor relations content and CAFRs… Continue
Citizens Go Online to Learn about “the Business of Government”
How are governments spending money? Citizens go online to find out.… Continue
Recalibrating the Municipal Bond Rating Scale
Two of the three major bond rating agencies make changes to municipal bond rating scale… Continue
Private Prisons Could Help Ease State Budget Woes
Increased use of private correctional facilities could help relieve overcrowding - and overspending… Continue
Transportation Costs Impact Housing Affordability
Is a house in the far suburbs really more affordable than one in the city?… Continue
When Student and Teacher Dropout Rates Intersect
Students aren’t the only dropouts in many high-poverty urban school districts… Continue
MSRB Seeks Nominations for Board Members
MSRB looking for candidates to fill five Board positions, including two from the public category… Continue
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