Minnesota

Two Midwest nonprofit healthcare organizations that have run into financial difficulty this month illustrate the role of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.

Would-be underwriters of the general obligation bonds will be able to see where they've been ranked among all the bids, and to improve their bid accordingly.

St. Paul, Minnesota, is recovering from a cyber attack that overwhelmed the city's defenses ahead of its Aug. 19 bond deal close.

The hires "will help us further deepen our relationships," said the firm's head of public finance.

The tribal movement toward energy independence through renewable-powered microgrid projects has been slowed, if not stalled, by shifting political winds.

In a Monday special session that went late into the night, the state legislature passed a $66 billion budget that includes a $700 million bonding bill.

The Democratic states sued a day after schools were required to certify the elimination of DEI programs or risk losing federal funding.

The Boston-based Nixon Peabody added seasoned municipal finance expert Michael Melzer as a partner, while Barclays lost three professionals.

Another big deal from a major borrower is moving forward after Rochester's City Council last week approved a conduit bond sale for the Mayo Clinic.

Rhonda Skoby and Rachel Lochner joined the Minneapolis public finance practice of Taft, Stettinier and Hollister as partner and associate, respectively.