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Volume XXVI No. 21 - July 16 2018
Volume XXVI No. 31 - October 15 2018
Volume XXVI No. 38 - December 17 2018
Volume XXVII No. 13 - May 6 2019
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Blog Post:
Some State, Local Bond Issuers Going ‘Green’
Mary Peck
A growing number of states and municipalities are going “green” with their bond sales. Developed about a decade ago to allow environmentally conscious investors to identify investments aligned with that priority, green bonds have become a useful funding tool for state and local governments...
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13 Jul 2018
Blog Post:
Opioid Taxes Not Faring Well This Session
Mary Peck
Minnesota state Rep. Dave Baker (R) sponsored a bill ( HB 1440 ) this session that would have imposed a “penny a pill” fee on every opioid painkiller pharmaceutical companies sold in the state to provide funding for opioid abuse prevention and treatment. The measure was personal for...
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12 Oct 2018
Blog Post:
Some Shrinking U.S. Cities Thriving
Mary Peck
Conventional wisdom holds that cities need population growth to be economically healthy. But between 2000 and 2016 per-capita income in Pittsburgh rose 24 percent - well over the national average of 18 percent - while the city’s population shrunk by 4 percent, roughly 95,000 people. Similar trends...
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14 Dec 2018
Blog Post:
Soda Taxes Stalled in States
Mary Peck
In his budget address in late February, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) called for a tax increase on sodas and other sugary drinks. Soda tax legislation has also been introduced this year in California, Massachusetts New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures...
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3 May 2019