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Locke Lord LLP has hired tax specialist Todd Cooper to bolster its 25-member national public finance practice.

An uptick in patient volume and the November acquisition of Allegiance Health helped boost Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System’s credit rating outlook.

A Michigan House committee will take up the next round of discussions on the proposed Detroit Public Schools restructuring.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s criminal probe of the Flint water crisis will include a review of the bond-financed pipeline the Karegnondi Water Authority is building to deliver water to the city.

While the key oil production states of Oklahoma, North Dakota and California have all been hit hard by the drop in crude oil prices, the impact varies at both the state and local government level, Moody’s Investors Service says.

Columbus, Ohio is eyeing a July return to the market to begin borrowing to raise funds for its $866 million fiscal 2017 capital budget.

Michigan’s State Housing Development Authority single family revenue bonds could get a credit boost from new federal funding, Moody’s Investors Service said in a commentary.

Ryan A. Bendzinski, part owner of Michigan based-Bendzinski & Co. Municipal Financial Advisors, died April 11. He was 32.

Ohio-based Kettering Health Network won an upgrade from Standard & Poor’s ahead of its upcoming $90 million sale.

Flint and Genesee County will remain in a state of emergency until Aug. 14 under a four month extension granted by Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday.

Carmel, Ind., is prepping a $224 million sale that would mark the first issue of bonds by the city’s recently established bond bank.

Michigan municipalities may need to more than double investment in water infrastructure to avoid crises like the disaster in Flint, a report commissioned by the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association showed.

Michigan lawmakers return to work this week facing a new wrinkle in the proposed restructuring of the fiscally distressed Detroit Public Schools that stands to shape governance issues.

The Indiana Finance Authority’s $250 million 2014 private activity bond issue for the I-69 Section 5 project received a one-notch Fitch Ratings downgrade to BBB-minus.

Ohio is highlighting the strong, multi-layered backing of its highway bonds as it prepares to sell $231 million to pay for highway capital improvements.

Wayne County, Mich. closed out fiscal 2015 with a $5.7 million surplus, reversing a prior trend of deficits that led to state oversight, according to its audited financial reports.

The time may be ripe to rethink Michigan’s emergency management law after the Flint and Detroit Public Schools crises exposed flaws that critics say highlight how the law can fail citizens and ultimately hurt the state’s credit.

A state oversight board is restoring some executive powers to Pontiac, Mich., moving the city closer to independence after seven years of state control.

The Detroit Public Schools’ recent emergency funding package signals the state government’s commitment to help solve the district’s severe financial distress, Moody’s Investors Service said.

The outlook on North Dakota's issuer credit rating was lowered to negative, as Moody's Investors Service took note of economic and budget struggles triggered by falling crude oil prices.