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 fuel tax increase state lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson promises funding to begin working down the deferred maintenance backlog on highways and bridges.
May 18 -
The Harvey firefighters pension fund argues that the troubled city's share of American Rescue Plan funds should be subject to an intercept of state funds.
May 14 -
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza urges the Treasury Department to change its guidelines to allow the state to pay off MLF loans with ARP funds.
May 13 -
The city and state want to use ARP funds to repay debt issued to manage the pandemic but Treasury's initial guidance would derail those plans.
May 12 -
Mayor Mike Duggan and Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, have raised alarms over the impact of changes proposed by the Detroit Charter Review Commission.
May 11 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now willing to fully fund a scheduled education funding hike but other contentious issues remain, notably corporate tax breaks.
May 10 -
Federal coronavirus relief helps the city deal with immediate budget problems, but pensions loom large over the city's post-pandemic fiscal landscape.
May 7 -
The change to monthly from quarterly revenue reports is a positive, the rating agency said, though the ordinance doesn't extend to expenses or cash flow.
May 5 -
The state's revised contract with Foxconn on tax subsidies reflects the dramatic downsizing of the original project unveiled in 2017.
May 5 -
Reopening would help a public agency that needs $15 million in state help to cover debt service this year and is asking for additional operating subsidies.
May 4 -
Change is afoot for CPS as its leader Janice Jackson is leaving and legislation stripping Chicago's mayor of full power to appoint CPS board members gains legislative momentum.
May 4 -
More Illinois districts were lifted into the top fiscal category last year even as they navigated the start of COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 -
Northwest Community became the second independent hospital to affiliate with the Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore Health system over the past year.
April 29 -
Income tax payments and improving revenue collections have helped bring the state's bill backlog down to $3.5 billion.
April 28 -
The Michigan Strategic Fund signed off on the borrowing that will be priced by a syndicate led by Citi and Siebert.
April 28 -
Final payouts are approaching for $170 million of defaulted BHF bonds with haircuts ranging from less than 10% to more than 50%.
April 27 -
Milwaukee will offer investors its first green-designated bonds under its sewerage credit Tuesday and returns next week with a GO sale.
April 26 -
Indiana's newly adopted budget, with rosier revenue projections and a looming infusion of federal relief funds, will also boost infrastructure spending.
April 23 -
Chicago is betting on an eventual $200 million annual jackpot from a future casino to pay down its public safety pension fund obligations
April 22 -
The Illinois-based health system, with a balance sheet helped by its insurance arm, will sell $600 million of AA-minus rated debt over the next month.
April 21
