Illinois Pensions (Long Equities. Literally)
The unfunded liability went down (and the snark went up).
The unfunded liability went down (and the snark went up).
The City of Hartford Connecticut has hired Nancy Mitchell ofGreenberg Traurig LLP to help it navigate its options, including a potential Chapter 9 filing. The city has $672mm of debt (excluding a $70mm guarantee of the local minor league baseball team stadium (W.T.F.)). The city's bonds have traded up (enter distressed investors here) and the state is considering a 60 bps sales tax increase. Why has all of this happened? This has some good information and, we might add, it definitely does NOT serve as solid PR for finance recruiters. Meanwhile, Illinois finally passed a budget - over the governor's veto.
The state is such an irredeemable mess that even those who prey on hopeful suckers are clamoring for the hills...here, those who run the lottery. YES, the frikken lottery. When you're so decrepit that lottery operators don't even want to touch you...sheesh.
No bueno and now a nice downgrade. Connecticut. Also no bueno. This dude wants the feds to let the state file for bankruptcy to send a message to the other 49 to get their sh*t in order.