Midwest

Piper Sandler will price $100 million of electric revenue bonds for Iowa public utility Muscatine Power and Water on Wednesday.

An Indiana bill would address some concerns that were raised around 2025's Senate Enrolled Act 1, which created questions about local government credit quality.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen Assistant Finance Commissioner Steven Mahr as the city's acting chief financial officer, two sources confirmed.

Moody's Ratings downgraded Parkview Health System's revenue bond rating one notch, to A1 from Aa3, on Friday. It also revised the outlook to stable.

After voters rejected a 2019 bond proposal, Michigan's Dearborn Public Schools is mulling a possible $500 million, $1 billion or $1.5 billion bond this year.

Hamilton City Schools blames state funding formula changes and property tax reforms for a fiscal emergency that has prompted school closures and deep cuts.

Chicago general obligation bond prices have dropped sharply since the start of the year, according to the Center for Municipal Finance's muni indices.

After Mayor Brandon Johnson split the city's $260 million advance pension payment, more than 30 aldermen introduced a resolution calling for a special hearing.

Governors plan to cut taxes and expand school vouchers across many of the Midwest's Republican-led states in fiscal year 2027.