Media
Selected recent media quotes and appearances:
October 29, 2024 - quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story about the City of Chicago's hiring freeze and budget deficit.
October 24, 2024 - quoted in a Block Club story about the Harris Policy Innovation Challenge on revitalizing downtown Chicago.
October 23, 2024 - quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business story about public health funding in the City of Chicago's budget
October 22, 2024 - quoted in an NBC News story about a distressed industrial revenue bond issue in Montana
October 6, 2024 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the City of Chicago's budget deficit
October 4, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the Harris School's annual municipal finance career seminar
September 30, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about research on the geographic patterns in municipal debt issuance
September 26, 2024 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Chicago Mayor Johnson's struggles with Chicago Public Schools
September 10, 2024 - appeared on WBBM radio to discuss the City of Chicago's hiring freeze
September 5, 2024 - appeared on On the Block to discuss public financing for professional sports stadiums in Chicago
August 30, 2024 - quoted in a Marketplace story on the return on investment for public infrastructure projects
August 30, 2024 - appeared on WBBM radio to discuss the City of Chicago's projected budget deficit
August 29, 2024 - appeared on WGN News to discuss the City of Chicago's projected budget deficit
August 15, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about shifting patterns in municipal bond underwriting syndicates
August 6, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about evidence surrounding the Texas and Oklahoma "anti-ESG" laws
August 5, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about challenges in competitive underwriting of municipal bonds
July 8, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about state/local government employment trends
July 1, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about Chicago's growing unfunded pension liability
June 21, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about the difficult market conditions for municipal bond underwriters
June 20, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the implications for municipal borrowers of Louisiana's anti-ESG measure
May 27, 2024 - quoted in a Financial Times story about US state/local government investments in Israel sovereign bonds
May 23, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg Markets story about ongoing challenges with the Build America Bonds program
May 9, 2024 - quoted in a Kansas City Star story about public financing for the Kansas City Chiefs' proposed stadium
May 2, 2024 - appeared on NBC 4 Chicago to discuss public financing for the Chicago Bears' proposed stadium
May 1, 2024 - quoted in a Jewish Telegraphic Agency story about US state/local government investments in Israel sovereign bonds
May 1, 2024 - appeared on CBS 2 Chicago to discuss public financing for the Chicago Bears' proposed stadium
May 1, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about record municipal borrowing in the first quarter of 2024
April 24, 2024 - quoted in a CBS 2 Chicago story about public financing for the Chicago Bears' proposed stadium
April 19, 2024 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about construction delays and cost overruns at the O'Hare airport rebuild
April 14, 2024 - quoted in a Business Insider story about city budget pressures
April 11, 2024 - appeared on CBS 2 Chicago to discuss the Harris School's pension policy challenge
April 10, 2024 - quoted in a CBS Chicago story about the Harris School's pension policy challenge
April 8, 2024 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about migrant arrivals in the Chicago suburbs
April 4, 2024 - quoted in a Pensions & Investments story about the Harris School's pension policy challenge
April 3, 2024 - quoted in a Spotlight Delaware story about an audit disclaimer in Delaware state government
April 3, 2024 - quoted in a Marketplace story about the cost of the Key Bridge rebuild in Baltimore
March 27, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the Harris School's pension policy challenge
March 19, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about municipal issuer attitudes toward "direct pay" financial tools
March 19, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about anti-ESG measures and municipal bond underwriting in Texas
March 11, 2024 - quoted in a CBS 2 Chicago story about the Bears proposed stadium financing
March 6, 2024 - quoted in a Route Fifty story about recent trends in state/local debt management
February 29, 2024 - appeared on WBEZ's Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmons to discuss public financing for the White Sox stadium
February 21, 2024 - quoted in a ProPublica story about police foundations and police budgeting
February 14, 2024 - interviewed by WBEZ about the migrant crisis and it financial impacts on Chicago's suburbs
February 13, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the migrant crisis and its financial impacts on Chicago's suburbs
February 6, 2024 - quoted in an Impact Alpha story about the impacts on the municipal bond market of "anti-ESG" legislation
January 31, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about Arizona and Oklahoma's proposed "anti-ESG" legislation
January 23, 2024 - quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business story about Chicago's proposed changes to the real estate transfer tax
January 19, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about trends in state/local government hiring
January 18, 2024 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the Center for Municipal Finance's new data partnership
January 3, 2024 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about economic development "megadeals"
December 20, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about Citi's exit from the municipal bond business
December 12, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about prep school credit quality
November 29, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about the State of Illinois' recent bond sale
October 29, 2023 - quoted in a Cincinnati Enquirer story about Cincinnati's proposed railway sale
October 11, 2023 - quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business story about Chicago Mayor Johnson's proposed budget
October 11, 2023 - appeared on WBEZ's Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmons to discuss Chicago Mayor Johnson's proposed budget
October 10, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about Chicago's projected budget deficit
October 6, 2023 - quoted in a Baltimore Sun story about property tax incentives in Baltimore
October 4, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about municipal settlement bonds
September 30, 2023 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the City of Chicago's real estate transfer tax
September 26, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about the state/local financial impacts of the Hollywood writer's strike settlement
September 21, 2023 - CMF Muni Index featured in a Bond Buyer story about San Francisco's post-pandemic recovery
September 20, 2023 - quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business story about Chicago's projected budget deficit
September 18, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story about Chicago's proposed securities trading tax
September 13, 2023 - appeared on WGN to discuss the City of Chicago's projected budget deficit
August 25, 2023 - quoted in The Real Deal story about Chicago's proposed real estate transfer tax increase
August 14, 2023 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about S&P pausing its municipal ESG scores
July 7, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg story (also covered in Yahoo Finance) about San Francisco's at risk AAA credit rating
May 11, 2023 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district
May 10, 2023 - appeared on the Financial Executive Podcast to discuss state/local budgets and financial reporting
April 18, 2023 - quoted in a Washington Examiner story about federal green infrastructure investing
April 13, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about the shrinking municipal bond underwriter pool
April 6, 2023 - appeared on CBS News to discuss the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district
April 6, 2023 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about paying for additional school counselors
April 5, 2023 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about financial challenges facing Chicago's new mayor
March 26, 2023 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Chicago's fiscal outlook
March 13, 2023 - quoted in a WBEZ story about the Chicago mayoral candidates' taxing and spending plans
March 2, 2023 - quoted in a Financial Times story about the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district
March 1, 2023 - quoted in an Impact Alpha story about the prospects for muni ESG disclosure standards
February 27, 2023 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about "Anti-Boycott" measures in the municipal bond market
February 23, 2023 - CMF Muni Index featured in the Bond Buyer
February 10, 2023 - quoted in an American Prospect story about cryptocurrency's role in Chicago's mayoral election
December 22, 2022 - quoted in a Route 50 story about real time investor feedback on municipal bonds
November 11, 2022 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about Chicago's recent credit rating upgrades
November 9, 2022 - quoted in an ImpactAlpha story about the role of bond banks in muni market equity
November 3, 2022 - quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the role of finances in the Cook County President's election
October 21, 2022 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the Inflation Reduction Act's potential impact on the muni market
October 14-18, 2022 - research on local lodging taxes featured on Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Radio, and PYMNTS
October 7, 2022 - quoted in Bloomberg News and Crain's Chicago Business stories about bullish investor sentiment on Chicago
September 30, 2022 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about Chicago's decision to forego a property tax increase
September 29, 2022 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about minority community borrowing costs in the municipal bond market
September 27, 2022 - quoted in a Smart Cities Dive story about budget uncertainty among local governments
September 20, 2022 - quoted in a Bloomberg News story about Chicago pensions and property taxes
September 3, 2022 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the culture wars and the muni market
May 23, 2022 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about ESG factors in municipal credit ratings
April 26, 2022 - quoted in a Fortune story about the debt service implications of Florida's dissolution of the Reedy Creek (Disney) Improvement District
April 25, 2022 - quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business story about the City of Chicago's public health budget
February 6, 2022 - quoted in a KCBS Radio (San Francisco) story about a proposed ban on stock trading by members of Congress
January 27, 2022 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the annual Municipal Finance Conference
October 27, 2021 - appeared on the John Howell Show to discuss Chicago's budget
October 25, 2021 - appeared on Crain's Chicago Business ' AD Q&A Podcast with an accompanying story
October 21, 2021 - quoted in a Saporta Report story about the credit market impacts of neighborhood secession in Atlanta
September 20, 2021 - quoted in a WGLT (Illinois State University NPR) story about flooding and infrastructure in Bloomington, IL
September 6, 2021 - quoted in a Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel story about financing a AA baseball stadium
July 27, 2021 - quoted in a Route 50 story about state and local governments' reporting on federal stimulus funds
June 7, 2021 - quoted in a Denver Post story about Denver's proposed $400 million general obligation bond issue
February 28, 2021 - quoted in a Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette story about credit outlooks in higher education
November 25, 2020 - quoted in a Bond Buyer story about the implications for the municipal bond market of Janet Yellen's appointment as Treasury Secretary
October 27, 2020 - quoted in a South Side Weekly story about broadband infrastructure investment
October 14, 2020 - quoted in a Savannah (GA) Morning News story about city-city consolidations
September 16, 2020 - quoted in an Ami story about New York City's finances
May 15, 2020 - quoted in a Crosscut story about Washington State's convention center bonds
March 18, 2020 - interview with Voice of America about Coronavirus' impact on state and local budgets
March 16, 2020 - quoted in a Marketplace story about city rainy day funds
March 12, 2020 - interview with KCBS radio (San Francisco) about the financial market turmoil
November 26, 2019 - quoted in a Stateline story about climate change and municipal credit ratings
November 11, 2019 - quoted in a Washington Post story about Seattle elections and tax policy
November 7, 2019 - quoted in a Route Fifty story about California's Local Government High Risk Dashboard
October 18, 2019 - quoted in a Stateline story about climate change and state/local borrowing costs
September 24, 2019 - quoted in a New York Times story on tax preferences in New Jersey
September 18, 2019 - quoted in a Clarin (Buenos Aires) story on the impact of Fed rate cuts
August 15, 2019 - quoted in an Education Dive story about the financial implications of California's Council for Post-Secondary Education