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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The flat state income tax rate is embedded in the state constitution.
May 8 -
Missouri lawmakers could move to remove their governor or take other punitive action.
May 4 -
The Harvey, Illinois, fiscal crisis highlights bondholder risks posed by pension underfunding, Moody's says.
May 4 -
The Illinois hospital nonprofit faces a rating cut to junk if merger plans fall apart.
May 3 -
The city's comptroller warned other city leaders that there's a rating toll for supporting special interest projects.
May 3 -
Conning is holding firm to its declining outlook on states' credit quality, though S&P sees some rays of sunshine.
May 2 -
Fitch and S&P's affirmation of Milwaukee's double-A ratings comes after Moody's cut the city.
May 1 -
New bill backlog management tools, spending caps, and revenue estimates are getting legislative attention as the budget remains up in the air
April 30 -
Latasha Thomas will work on government affairs and public finance.
April 27 -
Lawyers for the city of Harvey will argue for release of state funds.
April 27 -
Illinois paid more to borrow in Wednesday's bond sale compared to last year, though yields narrowed from recent trading levels.
April 25 -
S&P Global Ratings lifted Moberly, Missouri, out of speculative grade with a four-notch upgrade.
April 25 -
The payment of interest penalties lags as Illinois works to repay its mountain of bills.
April 25 -
Solving the state's pension crisis will require politically painful options for taxpayers and public employees.
April 24 -
Officials want to cast the state's fiscal health in a more positive light even as offering documents lay out a starker assessment.
April 23 -
Pushing off painful decisions tanked Illinois' ratings while California reaped spread and rating benefits from better choices.
April 20 -
The deal absorbs the debt of newly acquired systems, and SSM says it will "materially" lower interest.
April 20 -
Illinois remains delinquent on transit aid payments, highlighting the need for RTA's working cash authorization.
April 19 -
Local government public safety pension funds are armed with new funding enforcement mechanism.
April 18 -
S&P Global Ratings still has the district well inside junk-bond territory at a B rating.
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