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Puerto Rico Statehood Is Credit Positive Due To Medicaid, But Commonwealth May Lose Triple Tax Exemption

November 5, 2020 – Puerto Rico voters appear to have voted in favor of statehood by a 52-48% margin (votes…

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Bank of America Says Trump Executive Orders May Have Limited Economic Impact

August 10, 2020 – In a research report issued by Bank of America’s Global Economics Team, analysts noted that the…

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Betting Markets Point To 28% Probability of Democratic “Blue Wave”. Analysts: That’s Great for Munis!

June 15, 2020 – Based on betting market odds, research house Morgan Stanley computed a 28% probability (as of June…

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Dem-Sponsored “HEROES” Act Would Favor California, Not So Much New York.

May 20, 2020 – The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act…