MuniLand

Muniland has a growing community of tweeters. Twitter is a unique social media platform that buzzes with fast-breaking news, gossip, links to research reports and studies. It’s a meeting place for journalists, pundits, politicians and citizens. It’s also a place that verbal and ideological fights break out. Respectful disagreements only, please!

Here is a rich sampling of tweets from yesterday and today. You can follow and contact me at @cate_long and add content to the discussion by using the #muniland hashtag. Happy Twitter Friday.

FinanceMuseum MoAF

Only once in US History has the national government paid off its debt- great piece on NPR w/ Robert Wright http://n.pr/raXvuS #AndrewJackson

ctokelly Ciarán O’Kelly

Wow. RT @eszter: visualizing US expansion through spread of post offices: vimeo.com/27376376

marcidale marci dale

How would YOU design a public notice? asks @Meslinbit.ly/reKRSz & be sure to watch brilliant #TEDx talk: bit.ly/rl015e #Gov20

GreeneBarrett Barrett and Greene

% of children living in poverty is highest in #Mississippi (30.7%) and lowest in #NewHampshire (11%) http://ow.ly/67iL8 @CSGovts

AmyResnick Amy Resnick

Sad accomplishment RT @GreeneBarrett: From 2000 to 2009, child #poverty rates increased in 38 states ow.ly/67isS @CSGovts

econjared Jared Bernstein

Every few months I check this graph by Fed Highway Admin of vehicle miles driven since mid-1980s. Unique recent trend:1.usa.gov/or0wcg

BondBuyergirl LynnHume

Muni Groups Eye Deficit Committee – The Bond Buyer Articlebondbuyer.com/issues/120_160…

IpreoMuni IpreoMuni

Lone Texas new issue lives up its slogan. Here’s next week’s muni deal calendar: bit.ly/oSeIJ2 #muniland #munis

biz_reporter Matthew Wurtzel

Auditor calls CalSTR ‘high risk’ problem for California – fresnobee.com ow.ly/1vVAcC

GovernorOMalley Martin O’Malley

Today, I’ll be presenting “PlanMaryland.” We want to hear from you. Will you read it & let us know what you think? bit.ly/oACrRP

MikeStanton1891 Mike Stanton

PANYNJ story isn’t over with Cuomo/Christie signoff on tolls. Size of proposed hike shocked the market: expect more scrutiny

sserve Stacie Servetah

Cuomo, Christie Back Reduced Toll Increases for Hudson River Crossings – Bloomberg bloom.bg/p52aP9 via @BloombergNews

mikiebarb Michael Barbaro

Bloomberg praises Cuomo: “has done a good job.” A bit less so for Christie: “Gov Christie has been in office a year.”

philsmithwrites Phil Smith

“@jonchesto: Rhode Island’s DOT is looking to put up tollbooths on I-95 near CT border. bit.ly/o9dJZL” Likely CT would respond in kind

OKPolicy OK Policy Institute

BREAKING: Gov. Fallin says federal spending cuts to defense, education & transportation may hurt Oklahoma economyhttp://ow.ly/66UQ9

+ Good Links +

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Designing Formulas for Distributing Reductions in State Aid

Council of State Governments: State-By-State Unemployment Trends

Bond Buyer: Frightened Investors Seek Shelter in Munis

SIFMA: Municipal Market at a Glance

Bloomberg: Municipal Bonds May Face Downgrades Following Final U.S. Budget, S&P Says

Rortybomb: Investigating the Link between Debt, Deleveraging and the “Texas Miracle”

The CT Mirror: On second try, state employees ratify concession deal

Wall Street Journal: On, Wisconsin