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The Muni Lowdown
by ION Analytics
The Muni Lowdown is a periodic podcast recapping significant news developments in the municipal bond market from Debtwire.
Episodes
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Venezuela, bonds, and muni drift
Host Paul Greaves and Ben Miller, managing editor for Debtwire Latin America, speak with our guest about how Venezuela’s political shock and the CITGO sale are reshaping expectations for one of the world’s largest sovereign restructurings. After the January operation that led to Nicolás Maduro’s...
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Private credit, public pensions
Paul Greaves and co‑host Kunal Kamal sit down with Tod Trabacco, Head of Private Debt Advisory at StepStone Group, to unpack how private credit is reshaping pensions, infrastructure finance and the drivers of municipal credit strength. Tod explains how major public pensions structure private…
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Munis under pressure: Supply, shocks, and credit dispersion
Paul Greaves and Kunal Kamal speak with John Miller, Head and CIO of Municipal Credit at First Eagle Investments, on how heavy supply and repeated system shocks are driving credit dispersion in munis and reshaping risk. In the episode, Miller discusses how recent developments in project finance...
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The new math of Las Vegas
Host Paul Greaves and co‑host Kunal Kamal talk with UNLV economist Andrew Woods about what diverging tourism indicators reveal about the real state of the Las Vegas economy. Las Vegas visitor counts are falling even as Strip gaming revenue hits records. Andrew Woods explains what these…
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Breaking the climate debt doom loop
On The Muni Lowdown, Paul Greaves and Stephanie Fagnani speak with Aayushi Mishra, PhD candidate and Lizzy Warner Fellow, about how climate pressures are reshaping the fiscal outlook for cities and states. This episode breaks down how the loop forms—starting with how climate impacts move through…
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The new realities of state and local budgets
On this episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with public finance expert Liz Farmer about the shifting realities facing state and local budgets. Liz begins by outlining what feels stable—and what feels newly uncertain—as governments enter...
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Bitcoin steps into the muni market
In this episode of Muni Lowdown, we take a look at New Hampshire’s first‑of‑its‑kind Bitcoin‑backed municipal bond with guest Les Borsai, Co‑Founder of Wave Digital Assets. We unpack what the deal actually is—in straightforward municipal terms—and why a conduit issuer became the vehicle of choice...
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From server racks to sales taxes: How ABS stress reaches municipal revenues
Laura L. Mayfield, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager on the Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Securitized Products desk joins Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Journalist Kunal Kamal to discuss ABS stress and municipal revenues. In this episode, we delve into whether asset-backed...
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Modern munis: policy, data, and credit in transition
Managing Editor Paul Greaves, Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani and Head of Public Policy and Municipal Strategy Tom Kozlik at Hilltop Securities discuss how federal policy and artificial intelligence are reshaping the municipal market. This episode dives into the evolving dynamics of municipal...
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Disaster aid dilemma - The state budget perspective
The latest Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast features Managing Editor Paul Greaves discussing state funding of disasters with Peter Muller, Senior Officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts and Journalist Kunal Kamal. Peter was one of the lead authors for the recently published issue brief by…
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PREPA's Perpetual Bankruptcy
The latest Muni Lowdown podcast features Senior Policy Analyst Javier Balmaceda of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Senior Reporter Simone Baribeau discussing PREPA's bankruptcy proceedings with Managing Editor Paul Greaves. Simone initiates the discussion with an overview of the...
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Spotlight on Chicago Public Schools
The latest Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast features Managing Editor Paul Greaves discussing public pensions with Justin Marlowe, Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani. Justin begins the podcast by providing a brief...
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Public Pension Plans
This Muni Lowdown podcast features Managing Editor Paul Greaves discussing public pensions with Jean-Pierre Aubry, associate director of research at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani. Jean-Pierre kicks off the podcast explaining the…
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Municipal Musings with First Eagle Investments' John Miller
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Reporter Kunal Kamal speak with John Miller, Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Municipal Credit Team at First Eagle Investments. John has had a front-row seat to the municipal market for...
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Foreshadowing Brightline's Future
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Reporters Kunal Kamal and Simone Baribeau about the high-speed rail project Brightline Florida. Kunal starts with a breakdown of Brightline’s capital structure. The discussion segues…
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State of the States with Conning's Karel Citroen
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Karel Citroen, managing director of municipal research at Conning about state credit quality. Karel starts with an overview of the report…
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Higher Education Insights from Franklin Templeton's Jennifer Johnston
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Jennifer Johnston, Director of Municipal Bond Research at Franklin Templeton about the outlook for higher education. Jennifer starts the podcast with an overview on the importance of...
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Municipal Musings with Dora Lee
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Reporter Kunal Kamal speak with Dora Lee, Director of Research at Belle Haven Investments about the outlook for the municipal market. Dora starts the podcast with an overview of Belle Haven’s...
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Weathering the Storm
On the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Jon Porter, senior vice president and chief meteorologist for AccuWeather about building infrastructure climate resilience. Jon discusses the narrowing time gap between...
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Stadium Securitizations
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves talks with the Head of Securitized Products Research and Strategy at Academy Securities, Dr. Stav Gaon, about stadium securitizations. Debtwire ABS Editorial Director Eric Homer and Reporter Kunal...
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Tariff Tensions
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Cooper Howard, fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab about federal policy and the muni market. Cooper provides his thoughts on the “question...
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Cyberattacks 101
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak to Cybersecurity Content Specialist Bradley Barth about municipal bond issuers grappling with cyberattacks Bradley provides his thoughts on whether...
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Power Play
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Debtwire North America Credit Analyst John Sinna on the latest developments with Hawaiian Electric and Edison International. The podcast covers the situations in the aftermath of...
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Pricing Climate Risk
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Senior Research Analyst Dr. Erika Smull of Breckinridge Capital Advisors on pricing climate risk. Dr. Smull initiates the discussion by explaining…
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Muni Musings with Andrew Flynn
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Andrew Flynn, managing director of California Municipal Advisors about the municipal market. Andrew provides a brief overview of his role as a...
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Proton Plights
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Senior Reporter Simone Baribeau on the performance of proton therapy centers backed by municipal bonds. Simone provides a brief overview proton therapy technology. She then delves into...
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California Wildfires - Risk Reassessment
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Head of Muni Research Greg Clark and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani about the evolving evaluation of wildfire risk and municipal bonds. Stephanie kicks off the podcast by providing a...
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Puerto Rico: Post-Election Update
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Reporters Simone Baribeau and Adrian Espallargas about Puerto Rico. Simone kicks off the podcast highlighting recent developments in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority...
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Water Utilities: Weathering Investment Demand
On the podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Dr. Peter Adriaens, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani on water utilities, weather risk and investor demand. Dr. Adriaens kicks off the podcast by a brief...
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Hawaiian Electric – One Year Later
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Debtwire North America Analyst John Sinna, about the latest developments with Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. The podcast begins with John providing a summary of the key events that...
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Public Pensions, Private Pursuits
The latest Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast features Managing Editor Paul Greaves discussing public pensions with Jean-Pierre Aubry, associate director of state and local research at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani. Jean-Pierre...
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Auditor Angst, Disclosure Delays
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Liz Farmer, a public finance expert and Kunal Kamal about the growing auditor shortage and delays in government financial reporting. Liz kicks off the podcast by explaining the…
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PREPA Restructuring Redux
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Debtwire Legal Analyst Paul Gunther and Reporter Simone Baribeau on the recent court ruling that PREPA bonds are secured. Last month, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that PREPA...
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High Yield Horizons
On the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Triet Nguyen, vice president of Strategic Data Operations with DPC Data and Reporter Kunal Kamal about evolving high yield municipal market risk factors. Triet kicks off the podcast by discussing how risk...
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Downtown Deficits
On the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Thomas Brosy, a senior research associate with The Tax Policy Center and Reporter Kunal Kamal about the impact of declining commercial property revenues on city budgets. Thomas kicks off the podcast by…
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Property Tax Pains
On the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Tracy Hadden Loh, a fellow with Brookings Metro and Reporter Kunal Kamal about declining commercial real estate valuations and property tax revenues. Tracy kicks off the podcast by providing us a framework…
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Stadium Finance Fervor
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes and Reporter Kunal Kamal about stadium finance.
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Office Market Malaise
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Debtwire ABS Editorial Director Eric Homer and Reporter Kunal Kamal about commercial real estate.
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Climate Calamities
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks to Adam Smith, applied climatologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about billion-dollar climate and weather disasters. The podcast begins with Adam explaining his…
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PREPA's Supercharged Bankruptcy
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Simone Baribeau about recent developments with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy proceedings. Simone begins the podcast by providing a historical overview of PREPA’s...
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Cardiac Credits
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Greg Clark, head of research, about trends and updates for lower-rated nonprofit hospitals. The podcast begins with Greg providing an overview of the surveillance project he initiated...
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COVID Coffers
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with a journalist on the team, Kunal Kamal, about coronavirus spending by states and localities. The podcast begins with Kunal providing an overview of the spending of coronavirus state and...
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The Heat Is On!
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks to Morgan Zabow, Community Heat and Health Information Coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about extreme heat. The podcast begins with Morgan explaining her…
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Climate Complexities
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks to a journalist on the team, Kunal Kamal, about the effects climate and weather risk on the municipal market. The podcast begins with Paul providing an overview of climate and weather risk…
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Hawaiian Electric's Uncertain Future
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with Debtwire North America Analyst John Sinna, about the future of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. The podcast begins with a recounting of the Maui wildfire in August and the resulting...
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Charging Up!
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Chuck Stanley of Infralogic discusses the status of electric vehicles (EVs) and its charging infrastructure for states, local government entities and nonprofits. To kick off the podcast, Chuck provides an overview of federal...
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Down the Drain: Catastrophic Issues Affecting Municipal Water Credits
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with one of the team’s journalists, Deb Pace, to discuss water issues in the Southwest focusing on Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. Deb begins the podcast by discussing the efforts of the Texas...
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State of Play with GASB’s Jeff Previdi on the Muni Lowdown
Debtwire Municipals' Head of Research Greg Clark interviews Jeffrey J. Previdi, vice chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), discussing organization efforts on monitoring projects and standard setting agenda items. Jeff starts out the podcast by discussing “monitoring…
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Puerto Rico's Restructuring - Is It Enough?
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Javier Balmaceda of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) discusses with our team his perspective on Puerto Rico’s ongoing eight-year restructuring effort. To kick off the podcast, Javier provides his personal and...
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University-Based Retirement Communities
On the latest episode of the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves speaks with reporters Sophia Clark and Simone Baribeau about the relatively new phenomenon of university-based retirement communities. On this podcast, Simone discusses when university-based...
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The Muni Lowdown is a periodic podcast recapping significant news developments in the municipal bond market from Debtwire.
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The Muni Lowdown is a periodic podcast recapping significant news developments in the municipal bond market from Debtwire.
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