MuniLand Snaps: December 27, 2011
Good Links
Reuters Breakingviews: Leverage and US public pension funds
WaPo: Falling home values mean budget crunches for cities
Citizens for Tax Justice: Naughty states, nice states
SEC: GE Funding Capital Market Services charged with fraud involving municipal bond proceeds
Harrisburg Authority: Request for Proposal for bond counsel
Dissent: Is the prison reform real in California?
Bond Buyer: State agency rejects property tax exemption Valero sought for its oil refineries
@Twitter Talk
@Mctaguej James McTague Former Comptroller David Walker: Fiscal 2011 Financial Statements show fed gov has a negative net position of about $14.8 trillion.
@businessuplift Steve Pollard Fact: If you can believe it, 37% of all US households that are led by someone under the age of 35 have a net worth of zero or less than zero
@AtlanticCities The Atlantic Cities The U.S. cities with the most leftover to spend … after paying for housing, bit.ly/u232Kf
OccupyElPaso WeareThe99% Hunger in America: 2011 United States Hunger and Poverty Facts fb.me/1rh2pSluO
@Govistics Govistics by CGR 7 states will share $200 mil in Race to the Top funds after missing out last year: nytimes.com/2011/12/23/edu… IL, PA, NJ, AZ, CO, LA, KY


