Christina Baker

reporter @thebondbuyer / former @plcareporters intern, @psubellisario Washington Bureau / she/her / host: beyond accommodations at disability u podcast

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

NYC's bonds now have a negative outlook from 3 out of 4 rating agencies. What does that mean for its $2.65b deal tomorrow? Probably less than you'd think! https://t.co/qGtjAA2oVj

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

Philadelphia’s HOME plan will receive almost half of its funding from municipal bonds. The city is pricing the first $400 million of those bonds tomorrow.
https://t.co/LLmHHarwl8

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

The judge who sided with the MTA on congestion pricing mentioned bonds several times in his ruling!!! The MTA's decision to issue short-term debt it can eventually repay with congestion pricing revenue paid off: https://t.co/cHXRW6xa6c

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I wrote about Zohran Mamdani’s first budget proposal.
https://t.co/nJhnn3b6gC

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

This week we're set to see another round of Trump vs offshore wind project cases in federal court. After CT's Revolution Wind won an injunction on Monday, Trump's war on windmills is looking increasingly quixotic
https://t.co/cRmHsNqPXc

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

The team behind the first-ever bitcoin bond deal, set to price next month, says it won't be the last. I wrote about the (very complicated) deal and their plans for a symbiotic relationship between crypto and public finance:
https://t.co/YOaYZks0uD

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I found out that PA finally passed its budget when I was home sick with the flu. I was lying in bed attempting to work, and my coworker sent me an article about it on slack. That’s just a little behind-the-scenes for this story.
https://t.co/lREvnuJmqx

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

Municipal finance analysts are telling investors not to worry about Zohran Mamdani — the state won't let him accomplish anything.
https://t.co/A98BquSFgD

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

SEPTA joins the MTA and WMATA in the Receiving Threatening Letters from Sean Duffy Club
https://t.co/cy5ZwICzf5

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

New story out! Buffalo’s finances have been declining for years as the city patched its budget with one-time revenue sources. The comptroller’s solution? Refusing to issue bonds:
https://t.co/uZdIdXnE5P

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I interviewed Tom Falcone of the Large Public Power Council for The Bond Buyer's podcast! Listen to my lovely voice here (or wherever you get your podcasts)
https://t.co/nnJKp9TiFP

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I spoke with DASNY president Robert J. Rodriguez about why the authority's $1.5 billion deal received $8.6 billion of demand.
https://t.co/JVFnblAxPm

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

WellSpan Health is issuing bonds for renovations at York Hospital. This is important because York Hospital is where I was born :)
https://t.co/hTYec4GCvB

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I wrote about Trump’s attempt to pull funds from the Second Avenue Subway and the Gateway program.
https://t.co/4YXGlP75CV

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

Toms River Regional School District has once again been downgraded by S&P. The school board's threat to file for bankruptcy in June ultimately dropped its rating from AA-minus to A-minus.
https://t.co/72ImoaMiQq

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

Breaking news from Toms River, New Jersey. Threatening to file for bankruptcy instead of passing a budget is not good for your credit rating.
https://t.co/uyKGrTHg04

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

New story in @TheBondBuyer: PA school districts haven’t received state aid since June. Some districts were more prepared for this than others, but all of them are now running low on reserves. https://t.co/WbOnhxP7qd

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

I spoke to the MTA’s Olga Chernat about today’s refunding deal. Really cool conversation, and I continue to be fascinated by the MTA’s massive borrowing operation ($50b of outstanding debt!) https://t.co/ufdcl2tVLr

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

The Trump administration's energy policy has created a bloodbath of canceled offshore wind projects. I spoke to CT Gov. Ned Lamont about the Revolution Wind project, which was ordered to stop work despite being 80% complete. https://t.co/kfZqjJAUcu

[Christina Baker @christy_bakery]

SEPTA's bonds now have a negative outlook from Moody's. SEPTA agreed with the outlook cut, saying Moody's is right about the "substantial risk" to its finances.
https://t.co/MDsxcMsr3H

[Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso]

I'm old enough to remember when then-PLCA intern @christy_bakery wrote about the spread of Delta 8 in 2022, which led to a post-facto rebuttal from law enforcement who said they were working on it. Yet three yeas later, here we are.
https://t.co/37Z3djmX0H