MuniLand

The dirty side of consumption, or what happens to our trash? Hat tip: Boing Boing.

Good Links

ZeroHedge: That which is unsustainable will go away: Medicare

WSJ: Cities court bond investors with open meetings and more transparency

SEC: Statement regarding Commission approval of MSRB Rule G-17 Interpretive Notice

Davis Polk: SEC approves MSRB Interpretive Notice on municipal security underwriters

Bloomberg: For non-profit hospitals a lot rides on the Supreme Court

Reuters: Alabama lawmakers spurn jobs tax for bankrupt Jefferson County

Bloomberg: Wisconsin governor dislikes job numbers, so he’ll put out his own

Bond Buyer: Chicago hopes budgetary, pension strides will aid sale

Patriot News: “[C]ity taxpayers shouldn’t be sold down the river to protect the reputations of powerful political players”

@Twitter Talk

North Dakota passes Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas. bismarcktribune.com/bakken/north-d…

— Michael Cooper (@coopnytimes) May 16, 2012

NABL Eyes Pension Disclosure bit.ly/K9LSe0 – @TheBondBuyer $$

— Municipal Bonds (@munibonds) May 17, 2012

Welcome to @MassTreasury‘s bond investors page!We are excited to be on @Twitter. Visit us at: 1.usa.gov/MgWThU #muniland

— Buy Mass Bonds (@BuyMassBonds) May 16, 2012

City of Gaithersburg, MD to use a herd of goats to clear a dense, overgrown woods of invasive species and vegetationwapo.st/JNT8xj — ICMA (@ICMA) May 16, 2012