MuniLand

On Jan. 4, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made his State of the State address in which he outlined some ambitious new plans.

Good Links

Mother Jones: EPA releases a database of greenhouse gas sources

Stateline: 2012 sees states gaining fiscal stability with a few replenishing rainy-day funds

Reuters: States facing much smaller deficits, though challenges remain

Barron’s: Loop Capital says muni bonds are expensive relative to other asset classes

Bloomberg: Clueless Americans pay Wall Street $20 billion for bad swaps

Civic Foundation: Illinois’ bond sale: Was the cost historically low or too high?

@Twitter Talk

@AtlantaFed Atlanta Fed  Interested in examining the economies of individual states? SouthPoint discusses some regional resources  ht.ly/8shZc

@NickTimiraos Nick Timiraos  Freddie Mac reports that mortgage rates for the 30-year fixed fell to an average 3.89% this week, a new low.

@govsm GovSM  For a complete list of all Federal Agencies using social media, including @marthagsa, check out ow.ly/8r0Fz

@IpreoMuni IpreoMuni  Holiday volume versus demand. Here is next week’s muni deal calendar. bit.ly/wQPL2R

@lisafleisher Lisa Fleisher  .@mikebloomberg to NYC teachers: “If u r rated highly effective for 2 consecutive yrs we will hike ur salary by $20,000 per yr.”

@cn_UNY cn_UNY  Heading out to 2 Broadway to stand in solidarity with #OWS, and protest against the MTA’s swaps deals and and Goldman Sachs. Come join us!