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Treat yourself to a visual delight as you gaze on the wonders of America’s statehouses. Photos by Dan Vock of Stateline.org.

Good Links

Reuters: Municipal adviser bill advances in U.S. House

MSRB: MSRB announces new board members for 2013

AllianceBernstein: The underfunded pension: States take action

CPER: Fiscal insolvency under AB 506: death by a thousand meetings

The Sun: San Bernardino files for bankruptcy

Bloomberg: Police chief’s $204,000 pension shows how cities crashed

NYS Comptroller: Most cities in stress, struggling to keep financial houses in order

@Twitter Talk

New #SIFMA research: US #muni bond credit report (trends, stats, issuance, etc) bit.ly/OnRpzq

— SIFMA (@SIFMA) August 1, 2012

Drought takes toll on river transport cities mktplc.org/NIVguX

— Marketplace(@MarketplaceAPM) August 1, 2012

IIFS Blog Post: “State to Seek General Assembly Approval for Medicaid” bit.ly/MZ9E0t

— The Civic Federation (@CivicFederation) August 1, 2012

Perplexing Bloomberg headline of the day: “Yields Lowest in 45 Years Still Cheapest Since ’96″

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_DJ) August 1, 2012

More witnesses at congressional hearings should have this: A double sided one page statement. Simple & easy to read. Thank you!

— Jen DePaul (@BondBuyerJen) August 1, 2012