- Illinois
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said he was sign as quickly as possible legislation that fixes a $1.6 billion hole in the current budget with a one-time funding fix.
March 26 - Indiana
Officials building a long-stalled fertilizer plant in Indiana hope that the fifth time is a charm when it comes to having to remarket $1.2 billion of short-term notes before rolling it over into long-term debt.
March 26 -
Ohio next week will launch its first public-private partnership with the sale of $230 million of tax-exempt private activity bonds for a highway through the Appalachians.
March 25 - Michigan
Moodys Investors Service hit Detroit Public Schools with another downgrade late Monday, warning that the troubled district faces major fiscal stress and a rising debt burden.
March 25 -
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is touring the state urging voters to approve a May referendum to raise the state sales tax to generate new money for roads, saying its key to the states continued rebound.
March 24 -
The Ohio State University wants a private firm to take over its energy system for 50 years in exchange for an upfront cash payment, marking another first for a public university.
March 24 - Indiana
Gary, Ind., a rare issuer and the state's most distressed city, is coming to market this week with $15.3 million of unrated, casino revenue-backed bonds.
March 20 -
Ohio Transportation officials have launched a $2.4 billion capital plan for 2015 thats the second-largest in state history and features the states first public-private partnership.
March 19 -
The chief financial officer of Ohio State University, who helped craft the university's first-of-its-kind lease of its parking system, is leaving the university to take a job at the Australian company that is leasing the parking system.
March 19 - Michigan
Macomb County reduced the maturity down to 20 years from 25 years on $263 million of OPEB bonds it sold last week, a move it said saved the county $47 million in interest costs.
March 18 -
Michigan senators approved a bill giving investors in Detroits income tax-backed bonds both a statutory lien and an intercept aimed at snagging at least one investment-grade rating on the citys first post-bankruptcy bond deal set for the spring.
March 18 - Michigan
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed utility executive Nick Khouri as state treasurer to replace Kevin Clinton, who is leaving to return to the private insurance sector.
March 17 -
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is coming to market Tuesday with $51 million of transportation bonds backed by a countywide sales tax.
March 16 -
Hitting Wayne County, Mich. with its third downgrade in four weeks, Fitch Ratings warned that $200 million of bonds issued for a new downtown Detroit jail could be particularly vulnerable to default.
March 13 -
Detroit emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S. with stronger credit fundamentals but the city heads into the future facing major economic challenges, Moody's says in a new report.
March 12 -
An Australian fund managers $5.72 billion bid for the 75-year lease of the Indiana Toll Road bodes well for the P3 sector and suggests rising interest among pensions in investing in American infrastructure.
March 11 -
An Australian company is set to pay $5.7 billion for the 75-year lease of the Indiana Toll Road from the bankrupt company that bought it for $3.8 billion in 2006.
March 11 -
The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission is selling $158 million of power refunding bonds tied to the controversial Prairie State coal plant, which recently won a round of fresh praise from ratings analysts.
March 10 - Michigan
The head of Wayne County, home to Detroit, has ordered a spending freeze across the government as the county tries to stabilize its credit deterioration and ward off a state takeover.
March 9 -
Members of a banking committee approved a Nebraska bill that would favor bondholders over pensioners in the event of a bankruptcy, sending the measure to the floor of the Legislature.
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