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Weather, ‘Tis No Blur in the Mind

The Colorado State University Center for Tropical Weather and Climate Research will issue its first forecasts for the 2024 Atlantic Basin hurricane season on April 4 at 10am EDT.  Elsewhere, in Sarasota, Florida, the recently formed Climate Adaptation Center is… Continue Reading →

To EV or not to EV: Is that really the question?  Foot on the accelerator or on the brake?

In our widely divided political landscape, there are those that favor moving toward electrification of automobiles while others, such as Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for President in 2024, declared the movement “a step in an anti-American direction that I… Continue Reading →

Here We Go Again: Federal Shutdown and Disaster Assistance

It is unfortunate that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s budget (FEMA) is subject to appropriation each year, right in the middle of hurricane season.  This year, as we stare down the abyss of a government shutdown, the agency is delaying $2.8 billion in… Continue Reading →

Heat and the Municipal Market

The subject of excessive heat effects on human health, worker productivity, agriculture, and infrastructure are gaining traction in media and academic analyses.  At the recent Brookings Institution, 12th Municipal Finance Conference an interesting paper was presented about heat stress and… Continue Reading →

Weather Report

Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project issued an updated forecast for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season July 6, raising its estimate to “above average”.  In contrast with the June forecast, which estimated a “normal” season of 14 named storms, 6… Continue Reading →

H1 2023 thoughts on the municipal market

The COVID emergency is officially over.  The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not over.  Now what? Not raising the U.S. debt ceiling is currently the single most important threat to the U.S. economy and standing on the world’s stage.  Federal… Continue Reading →

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