Caitlin Devitt

Detroit snagged investment-grade ratings from Moody's Investors Service on its senior-lien water and sewer debt for the first time since before the city filed for bankruptcy.

Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer and Chicago Comptroller Amer Ahmad was been extradited to the United States from Pakistan to serve a 15-year prison term for his role in a kickback scandal involving state investment business at the Ohio treasurer's office.

Moody's revised its outlook on the nonprofit health care sector to stable from negative, where it has been since 2008, citing significant gains in several key areas.

A federal judge this week sided with Ohio when he dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of Ohio Turnpike toll revenue to fund projects that aren't on the turnpike itself.

Fitch Ratings said 2014 hospital medians showed surprisingly strong results, while capital spending in the sector hit the lowest point in six years.

The Wayne County Commission Thursday approved a consent agreement with Michigan that will mean a partial state takeover for the struggling county.

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded more than three dozen Michigan school districts this year as falling enrollment continues to strain their finances.

Markham, Ill., faces a possible further downgrade of its junk-rated debt unless it releases updated financial information by Aug. 24, Standard & Poor's said Monday.

Wayne County's proposed consent agreement with the state requires the county to continue to make timely debt payments and enhances the government's power over collective bargaining.

Are a statutory lien and other state-crafted protections on Detroit's first post-bankruptcy bond sale enough for investors assessing the city's long-term recovery?