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Provides data, analytics, electronic data and financial news. (Also offers on-line radio news at Bloomberg News Radio.) |
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CNN's financial network. Current news covering capital markets and the economy. |
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FINRA |
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, acting under federal law, is a self regulatory agency of virtually every securities firm doing business. |
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Offering market data, in-depth news, quotes, statistics and analytics on financial and commodity markets. (Some of the services are by subscription only.) |
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MSRB |
The site of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board which regulates the activities of municipal securities broker/dealers. The site includes information on the Board and the Board's rules. Includes regulations on matters such as continuing disclosure and restrictions on broker/dealers activities as financial advisors. |
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The Bond Buyer |
Website for prominent daily trade journal on municipal bonds. Posts a few articles daily for the public with the majority of the site accessible only to paid subscribers. |
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Professional association for bond dealers (underwriters, broker-dealers, dealer banks). Its goals is to foster improvements in the legislative, regulatory, educational, and market practice arenas. Website includes market briefs, articles on regulatory issues, information for investors and continuing disclosure cover sheets. |
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Site includes key economic indicators including CPI, PPI, Payroll and Employment. |
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All the census data you could want on a difficult to navigate site. |
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National as well as State and local statistics including GDP, GSP and personal income. |
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Descriptions of various securities of the United States Treasury. This site also includes forms and rate tables for State and Local Government Series, "The Monthly Statement of Public Debt", a list of outstanding US Treasury Notes and Bonds. |
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Data on-line includes last 13 months of CPI data, interest rate trend tables, PPI and more. |
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Offering a vast array of educational materials on various government securities, economic data, the economy and the Federal Reserve. |
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Includes information regarding the Federal Reserve System's organization and responsibilities, economic research and data (with selected daily and historical interest rate quotes and information regarding ownership of securities including municipal bonds under the "flow of funds section"), the Community Reinvestment Act, Fedwire funds transfer and more. |
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The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) introduced Fed World in 1992 to provide a comprehensive central access point for locating and acquiring government information. From this site access government information, documents and files, search abstracts that describe information and products available from the Federal Government, learn and search the Davis-Bacon Act, and more. |
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The Government Printing Office web site offers government publications and a method of locating them with the demand & locator service. The text of documents including the Federal Register, Congressional Record, and Congressional Bills are available and can be searched. |
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Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) provides information on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining schools and news pertaining to schools throughout the country. |
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In addition to establishing and enforcing laws and rules that govern the securities industry, the SEC oversees activities of market participants including underwriters (broker-dealers). Web site includes regulations, litigation involving market participants and required corporate filings at Edgar. The SEC's site also includes a list of nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repositories NRMSIRs) and information regarding secondary market disclosure. |
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Status and details of current federal legislation. Also provides searchable version of the Congressional Record, details of hot legislation and links to other legislative Web sites. |
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The Government Finance Officer's Association's ("GFOA") website catalogues relevant electronic mailing lists, newsgroups, requests for proposals, news, legislation and testimony to congressional committees. |
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Web site for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the organization responsible for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governmental entities in the United States. Information is available relating to GASB, its activities and its pronouncements. Also see FASB the Financial Accounting Standards Board with similar responsibilities in the private sector. |
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Meetings, publications and links to other sites relating to general local government, communications, economic development, environmental issues, and financial resources. |
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The Institute conducts research on the role of state and local governments in American federalism and on the management and finances of states and localities. |
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Community development newsletter, community profiles, and economic indicators. |
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The Missouri State Auditor's office releases reports on a variety of matters affecting finances in the State. |
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State Government Reporting Program of the Missouri School of Journalism. Offers headlines on the latest news and developments involving Missouri state government, public policy and politics. In depth articles and stories since 1995 can be searched. |
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Information pertaining to Missouri school finance, GASB 34, tools for calculating taxes, and detailed statistics for all public school districts in Missouri. |
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Lots of economic statistics at the
State and County level. |
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Status of legislation affecting municipalities, sample ordinances, links to city websites, and a product and service guide. |
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Matters pertaining to the house, senate, pending legislation and searchable statutes on-line. |
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
Website for the State of Illinois. Includes a directory of county and city websites, community profiles, publications ("2006 Illinois Property Tax Rate and Levy Manual") and links to local development agencies). |
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Illinois General Assembly |
Matters pertaining to the house, senate, pending legislation and searchable statutes on-line. |
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Illinois Association of School Boards |
Directories, school laws, publications, and election information (election dates and process). |
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Illinois Municipal League |
Illinois Municipal Review magazine on-line, status of legislation affecting municipalities, and lots of links. |
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Governing |
A monthly magazine whose primary readers are state and local government officials: governors, legislators, mayors, city managers, council members and other elected, appointed and career officials. |
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Subprime Glossary |
Glossary of terms that are often associated with subprime lending. |
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WM Financial Strategies |
Recent sale results and upcoming bond sale information for clients of WM Financial Strategies. |
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