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Past Interviews Archive

  • The Bond Buyer
    OPEB Liabilities Leave New York City Region Vulnerable, Study Says
    October 8, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    How to Restore the Protected Status of Revenue Bonds
    October 2, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Virgin Islands Representative Suggests Water and Power Authority Debt Restructuring
    September 19, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Budget Politics Stirs Bankruptcy Rhetoric in Jefferson County, Alabama
    September 11, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Rhode Island Bakes OPEB Into Debt Affordability Study
    August 9, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    MBIA Sues Nine Puerto Rico Bond Underwriters
    August 8, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    FirstEnergy Nuclear Bailout Would Be a Win for Bondholders
    July 30, 2019
  • The New York Times
    Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Plan Is Almost Done, and It Could Start a Fight
    July 14, 2019
  • Reuters
    Puerto Rico Oversight Board May Seek Money Back from Bondholders
    April 3, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Rhode Island Pension Arbitration Ruling a Cautionary Tale
    March 28, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    COFINA Swaps Out Bonds in Biggest US Muni Restructuring
    February 14, 2019
  • Bloomberg
    'Question Everything': Puerto Rico Hits $3.8 Trillion Market
    February 6, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico Board Makes 'Highly Unusual' Move to Invalidate $6 Billion of GO Bonds
    January 15, 2019
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico Oversight Board Exploring Legal Action on Debt
    October 26, 2018
  • The Bond Buyer
    Fighting Economic Stagnation (Podcast)
    October 16, 2018
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico GDB Debt Deal Faces Multiple Challenges
    August 29, 2018
  • Reuters
    Puerto Rico Utility Debt Restructuring Deal Points to Path Forward
    July 31, 2018
  • The Bond Buyer
    How to Deal with Insolvent Public Pension Systems
    July 16, 2018
  • WNYC News
    Judge Charts New Waters in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case
    June 4, 2018
  • The Bond Buyer
    Judge's Decision on Puerto Rico Special Revenue Bonds Draws Fire
    February 1, 2018
  • The New York Times
    In Puerto Rico, Law Passed for Fiscal Crisis Hampers Storm Recovery
    November 16, 2017
  • The Bond Buyer
    How Hartford Can Rebound (Podcast)
    October 17, 2017
  • Bloomberg
    Trump Could Push the Justice Department Into Puerto Rico's Debt Fight
    October 5, 2017
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico Says COFINA Sales and Use Taxes Belong to Island
    September 11, 2017
  • The Bond Buyer
    Courtroom Crossroads Approaches for California Pension Systems
    July 6, 2017
  • Bloomberg
    Puerto Rico's Fate Will Come Down to Decisions of a Single Judge
    May 8, 2017
  • The Bond Buyer
    A New Borrowing Route May Open for Illinois Governments
    February 7, 2017
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico Court Ruling Favors Bondholders
    October 12, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    Spiotto Holds Court (Podcast)
    September 20, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    How PROMESA Breaks from Muni Traditions on Collective Action
    August 9, 2016
  • The Wall Street Journal
    Analysts Call for Clarity on Municipal Restructurings
    July 13, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico's Gubernatorial Candidates Offer Competing Visions on Debt
    June 1, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    High Court to Hear Arguments Over Puerto Rico Debt Recovery Law
    March 18, 2016
  • The Chicago Tribune
    If CPS Ever Misses a Debt Payment, Property Owners Would See Taxes Jump
    March 17, 2016
  • The New York Times
    As Detroit Starts to Mend, Its Schools Lurch Toward Fiscal Crisis
    February 29, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    Insurers Open a Legal Can of Worms for Puerto Rico
    January 8, 2016
  • CNBC
    Santelli Exchange: Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
    January 5, 2016
  • The Bond Buyer
    Bills Halting Litigation Over Puerto Rico Debt Raise Legal Issues
    December 23, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Detroit, A Year Out Of Bankruptcy, Still Faces Long Road Back
    December 15, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Supreme Court to Review Ruling on Puerto Rico Restructuring Law
    December 4, 2015
  • Bloomberg
    Memo to Puerto Rico: Alabama County Shows Limits of Bankruptcy
    December 3, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Connecticut Scrambles for Pension Fix
    November 20, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Market Doesn't Like Chicago's Odds in Pension Case
    November 19, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Puerto Rico May Not Get Supreme Court to Take Up Restructuring Case
    August 24, 2015
  • Bloomberg
    California Guards Muni Buyers From Bankruptcy With Dibs on Taxes
    August 4, 2015
  • The New York Times
    Nonpayment on Bonds Would Have Consequences for Puerto Rico
    July 29, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    High Stakes Seen for Investors in Jefferson County Appeal
    June 17, 2015
  • Bloomberg
    Atlantic City Seen Following Detroit in Deferring Bond Payments
    March 31, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Court Rejection of Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Heightens Uncertainty
    February 9, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Christie Taps Emergency Manager for Atlantic City
    January 22, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Why So Many Big Bankruptcies?
    January 14, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Suffolk OTB Reorganization Viewed as Chapter 9 Model
    January 9, 2015
  • The Bond Buyer
    Spiotto Offers Defense for Illinois Pension Reforms
    December 26, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Rhode Island Fire District Files for Bankruptcy
    December 24, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Seven): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies, and Worse—The Main Lessons from Detroit & Puerto Rico
    December 19, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Six): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies, and Worse—Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned from a Distressed Territory
    December 16, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Five): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies, and Worse—Detroit: Lessons Learned from a Distressed City
    December 15, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Four): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies, and Worse—Unfunded Pensions & Other Post-Employment Benefits
    December 9, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Jury Trial Adds Uncertainty to R.I. Pension Lawsuit
    December 3, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Three): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies and Worse
    November 20, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Ravitch, Spiotto: Use Carrots, Sticks to Avoid More Detroits
    November 12, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Detroit, Like Stockton, Reveals Growing Tension Between Pensions and Bonds
    November 10, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part Two): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies, and Worse—Transparency
    November 4, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Spiotto: Michigan Needs Law Protecting Local GOs
    October 28, 2014
  • Investortools
    New Series (Part One): Municipal Bond Credit Stress, Bankruptcies and Worse
    October 21, 2014
  • Bloomberg
    Detroit Creditors Become Partners in Redeveloping City
    October 17, 2014
  • Reuters
    Doubts Over Whether Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Gets Job Done
    September 2, 2014
  • Reuters Insider MuniLand
    A Lifeline for Detroit, Puerto Rico Meets with Fed
    August 29, 2014
  • Reuters Insider MuniLand
    Bondholders Rebuff Detroit Tender Offer
    August 22, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Dispute Over Detroit's Certificates Could Snag Bankruptcy Exit
    August 19, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Moody's: Detroit's Preference for Pensioners Could Influence Other Distressed Cities
    July 25, 2014
  • Bloomberg
    Detroit's Legacy Seen in Bondholder Security Demand
    July 21, 2014
  • Wall Street Journal
    Bond Insurer Takes on Detroit
    July 13, 2014
  • USA Today
    Not Another Detroit: States Intervene in City Fiscal Crises
    July 1, 2014
  • Business Insurance
    New Jersey State Pension Funding Law Faces Court Test
    June 23, 2014
  • Reuters
    Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Pushes Hearing on Debt Plan to August 14
    June 9, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Stockton, Last Creditor to Face Off in Final Hearing
    May 23, 2014
  • Bloomberg
    Detroit Bankruptcy Comes Home as Retirees Get Customized Ballots
    May 22, 2014
  • Bloomberg
    Chicago Crisis Obscures $8.4 Billion Pension Gap in Small Towns
    May 18, 2014
  • Bloomberg Businessweek
    Stockton Creditor Fight Presages Larger Detroit Showdown
    May 12, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    NFMA Bestows Industry Award to Jim Spiotto
    May 8, 2014
  • Detroit News
    Detroit Gets Three-Day Extension to File Debt-Cutting Plan; Retiree Group Reaches Deal
    May 2, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Spiotto Wants New Illinois Authority for Stressed Local Governments
    April 15, 2014
  • Reuters Insider Muni Land
    Puerto Rico Restructuring and Recovery
    April 8, 2014
  • The Bond Buyer
    Bond Insurers Lawsuits Could Delay Detroit Bankruptcy
    March 19, 2014
  • WCHB Detroit Talk Radio 
    January 14, 2014
  • The New York Times
    Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis
    January 13, 2014
  • Reuters Insider Muni Land Roundtable
    Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling
    December 4, 2013
  • Bloomberg Radio
    Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling
    December 3, 2013
  • National Public Radio
    How Do Cities Get in a "Death Spiral," and How Can We Stop It?
    November 21, 2013
  • UT San Diego
    California City Weighs Fiscal Emergency to Avoid Chapter 9
    November 17, 2013
  • The New York Times DealBook
    Stepping Up With a Plan to Save American Cities
    November 11, 2013
  • Bloomberg Businessweek
    Detroit Unions, Retirees Face Battle to Kill Bankruptcy
    October 23, 2013
  • The Commercial Appeal
    Detroit Faces Crucial Trial in Bankruptcy Case
    October 23, 2013
  • MuniNet Guide
    Detroit Takes the Municipal Bankruptcy Plunge
    July 23, 2013
  • Reuters
    Analysis: Detroit Filing Sends Benefits Warning to Other Cities
    July 20, 2013
  • South Coast Register
    Dysfunction Brings Detroit to Its Knees
    July 20, 2013
  • Gulf Times
    Michigan Judge Blocks City's Bankruptcy Filing
    July 19, 2013
  • The Economic Times
    Seven Recent and Significant Municipal Bankruptcy Filings in US
    July 19, 2013
  • The Wall Street Journal
    Detroit Bankruptcy Likely to Spark a Pension Brawl
    July 19, 2013
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