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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Four Texas defaults reflect a sector that accounts for half of this year's municipal bond defaults, according to Municipal Market Analytics.
February 14 -
The SEC terminated its latest proceedings against the city after an independent consultant found the city was in "substantial compliance" with a 2014 judgment.
February 11 -
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed budget provides mostly one-time spending hikes, makes a modest deposit into the rainy day fund, and offers targeted tax relief.
February 10 -
Dennis Reilly will leave the conduit issuer after 26 years to focus on establishing a not-for-profit lending footprint for Fifth Third in Wisconsin.
February 9 -
Mamtek US's long-running Chapter 7 bankruptcy is expected to pay out $1.6 million to the trustee for the $39 million defaulted Moberly, Missouri, bond issue.
February 8 -
Susana Mendoza argues that a budget plan that would use surpluses to pay down bills and raise pension contributions shows the state is on the right fiscal path.
February 8 -
The two Michigan-based systems completed their merger amid stepped-up federal anti-trust scrutiny but have not yet announced any changes to their existing debt portfolios.
February 4 -
Illinois' burdensome pension tab and questions over whether revenue can keep pace with spending in the long term pose strains, but the governor's plan to use surpluses to pay bolster the rainy day fund and pension contributions and pay down bills moves the state in the right direction.
February 3 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker highlighted rating recent upgrades as he presented an election-year budget that would also offer tax relief and reduce the bill backlog.
February 2 -
Like peers with big endowments and strong student demand, the private university in Chicago has managed through the pandemic with its ratings intact.
February 1 -
Loop acquired an investment advisory firm from BMO.
January 31 -
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will unveil a proposed, fiscal 2023 spending plan Wednesday that offers some modest, one-time targeted tax relief.
January 31 -
Michigan's Democratic governor joined the legislature's Republican majorities in proposing tax relief but they have different ideas about how to do it.
January 28 -
The state-approved benefit change for some Chicago firefighters adds $180 million to the city's unfunded tab and $700 million to contributions over 30 years.
January 27 -
Wisconsin now expects a $3.8 billion surplus in its current two-year budget, setting the stage for a partisan fight over what to do with it.
January 26 -
Mark Miller will replace a retiring Jeff Freese at the helm of the KeyBanc's central team while Cain bolstered its healthcare team with Chris Whitley.
January 26 -
Gov. Tim Walz is pitching a record $2.7 billion capital bonding package and has proposals for the legislature about how to use a record $7.7 billion surplus.
January 25 -
Craig Kahler, a public finance banker who specialized in school financings and served as head of his local school board, died after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
January 24 -
Illinois' nearly exhausted $1 billion of GO bonding authority for existing pension buyout programs would get a $1 billion infusion under pending legislation.
January 24 -
Michigan's flagship public university's enjoys a healthy and diverse balance sheet but the scandal's taint poses other challenges.
January 21
