MuniLand

The Upstate New York public media blog Innovation Trail has a tour of the Rochester City Hall’s new green roof.

Good Links

National Law Review: More munis, more problems: Increased regulation of the municipal bond market

WSJ: On “general obligation” munis, investors advise caution

Reuters: U.S. muni bond inflows slow at $805 million

Janney Capital Markets: Fixed-income daily market commentary

Reuters: State employee pensions to cost California $3.7 billion

Birmingham News: Jefferson County skips debt payment again, votes against closing hospital

Boston Globe: High-risk video-game venture has Rhode Island and Curt Schilling reeling

@Twitter Talk

Klee: Full faith and credit of municipalities means nothing if legislature does not back it.

— The Second Front (@SecondFront) May 17, 2012

Action packed week for muni deals producing highest volume this month. Here is next wk’s calendar: bit.ly/JzIbku #muniland #munis — IpreoMuni (@IpreoMuni) May 17, 2012

$419.26mm Massachusetts 2012 A CTF bonds sold to JPM at 3.315% TIC on 5/8/2012. 8 bids with top 5 bids within 3 bps of each other. #muniland

— Buy Mass Bonds (@BuyMassBonds) May 17, 2012

City of Houston might be under fiscal stress, but it is irresponsible for a pol to casually talk about bankruptcy bit.ly/KiufIm

— Debtwire Municipals (@Debtwire_Munis) May 17, 2012

Density = transit use, cycling and walking, right? Sure, but now D.C. planners have the actual numbers. owl.li/aYbFc — Otis White (@OtisWhite) May 17, 2012