Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.
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State legislation that increases Milwaukee's revenue prospects falls short of what the city needs to manage rising pension and other costs, Fitch Ratings said.
May 31 -
"We are looking for parity with what's in Joliet contract. That is what would successfully allow us to work with the city of Chicago and that would make that alternative the preferred alternative over a new source water project," the commission's Paul May said.
May 31 -
To date, 332 of the 357 funds have transferred approximately $9.1 billion in assets to the consolidated fund, with most holdouts participating in the lawsuit.
May 30 -
All constitutional options need to be on the table, state Sen. Robert Martwick said, including fund consolidation, pension obligation bonds, new taxes and more.
May 30 -
"It's positive to see the proposed budget relies on fairly conservative revenue assumptions and provides additional funding for pensions and education," Molly Shellhorn, senior research analyst for municipals at Nuveen said.
May 26 -
A top advisor to Brandon Johnson said his administration is still waiting on the advice of incoming CFO Jill Jaworski and budget director Annette Guzman.
May 25 -
Nathan Flynn will focus on coverage of Midwest and Southeast borrowers and provide an assist on structuring and project financing more broadly, Siebert said.
May 25 -
The $2.6 billion infrastructure budget stands out as the state's largest ever; bond packages stalled in the previous two years amid political divisions.
May 24 -
Inflation joined supply chain struggles, wage pressures, and the labor shortage — most acutely felt with nursing staff — dragging down the sector's margins.
May 23 -
With a healthy surplus built over several years, the state adopted a series of tax relief measures. Those actions, along with robust growth in fiscal 2022 that triggered an automatic tax cut, are driving revenue projections lower.
May 19