Definition of MUNI

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The general rule is that muni-bond-interest income typically is tax-free at the federal, state and local levels on bonds issued by your home state or a municipality within that state. — Tom Herman, WSJ, "The Smart Ways to Be a Tax-Savvy Investor," 10 Feb. 2019 Also, some munis pay interest that’s subject to the alternative minimum tax (but many fewer taxpayers are ensnared by the AMT these days). — Tom Herman, WSJ, "The Smart Ways to Be a Tax-Savvy Investor," 10 Feb. 2019 Joe Mysak, Editor for Bloomberg Brief: Municipal Market, joins Bloomberg Markets AM with Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz, to discuss munis. — Joe Mysak, Bloomberg.com, "Joe Mysak on Muni-Bond Market," 20 Apr. 2018 To be sure, Bowers added, munis are somewhat riskier than U.S. Treasuries. — Mark Hulbert, USA TODAY, "401(k) investors: Why boring municipal bonds are exciting for investors," 17 June 2018 Mickelson had just pulled a stunt that would be fine at your local muni. — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, "Make No Mistake: Phil Mickelson Admitted to Cheating and Should Have Been Disqualified," 16 June 2018 Treating munis as liquid assets would expand demand for this debt. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Art of a Banking Deal," 23 May 2018 The Las Vegas project joins other mega muni-bond deals for professional sports stadiums, including the nearly $943 million sale in 2006 to build Yankee Stadium and a $547.4 million deal for Citi Field that same year for cross-town rival the Mets. — Amanda Albright, Bloomberg.com, "Raiders' $1.8 Billion Home Shows Stadium Building Blitz Not Over," 11 Apr. 2018 Since the muni is already receiving these funds and would receive them if the sale was to a for-profit company rather than a co-op like Chugach, this provision does not add any value not already received by the municipality. — Dan Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Combining utilities is laudable, but ML&P ballot measure manipulates city charter," 9 Mar. 2018

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