Category: U.S. Congress

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

 Caren Moses  November 5, 2020

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

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Posted in COVID-19 Economy U.S. Congress

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

 Jenny Lee  August 11, 2020

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

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Posted in Budgets Investor Outlook Markets Rates U.S. Congress

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

 Karen Bigelow  June 15, 2020

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

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Posted in California COVID-19 New York State States U.S. Congress

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

 Caren Moses  May 20, 2020

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