December 1: Muniland Snaps
Daniel Mitchell of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains why Medicaid, the shared state/federal program, should be converted to block grants.
Good Links
National Review: Should America fill up its gas tanks with methanol?
Bloomberg: State budget picture a little rosier
Bond Buyer: MSRB says brokers are not required to do internet searches before selling muni bonds
BondView: If Walmart carried municipal bonds, their market value would be clearly labeled on a price tag
Bond Buyer: Regional municipal bond dealers talk to national lawmakers
Asbury Park Press: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey up against wall, changes tune
@Twitter Talk
@FortuneMagazine Fortune Magazine Is it time to bury our power lines? j.mp/vVvLQR
@Kelly_Evans Kelly Evans ”The United States will be out of hay by spring.” -Texas rancher on @TheTakeaway this morning.
@AmyResnick Amy Resnick With lowest 100-yr coupon ever! CalTech today sold $350M of 100-year bonds priced to yield 4.744% – IFR
@TransportNation TransportationNation More men than women used Boston bikeshare, more wealthy than poor: For more stats on Boston’s first season: shar.es/oj18i
@GreeneBarrett Barrett and Greene RT @Healthways In US, Self-Reported Weight Up Nearly 20 Pounds Since 1990 bit.ly/vjLTgC
@GOVERNING GOVERNING 2 years ago, @loujacobson wrote that NY state gov was most dysfunctional. He went back to Albany to give us an update: bit.ly/vYeNiU
@StatesAndCities Bloomberg State/Muni Lottery Sales Rise to Records as States Wager for More Revenue: ow.ly/7JIdv


