Municipal Finance Journal

Volume 24, Number 1 (Spring
Spring 2003
Editor: W. Bartley Hildreth

Publication Policies and Information for Authors

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Editor's Note

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Factors Influencing Negotiated SaleBorrowing Costs
Bill Simonsen And Mark D. Robbins

1-16

Updating State and Local Financial Indicators
Carol W. Lewis

17-35

Financial Advisor Independenceand the Choice of Municipal Bond Sale Type
Mark D. Robbins and Bill Simonsen

37-57

Capital Market Trends:
The Great Tobacco Bond Scramble
Richard Lehmann

59-61

Tax Law Developments:
Collegiate Housing Foundation Settlement Agreement Reached
Olivia Shay-Byrne and Jennifer Livingston

63-68

Accounting Developments:
GASB Update
Catherine L. Staples

69-77