Missouri

Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft's office said the ruling was "not just legally deficient but also morally wrong."

The St. Louis-based senior-living facilities operator has almost $80 million in bonds outstanding.

Missouri this month kicked off construction on a major expansion of Interstate 70, financed with a mix of bonds, general revenue funds and some federal funding.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, recently vetoed anti-ESG legislation similar to Missouri's, saying that it overstepped legal authority.

Convention centers in Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis are being upgraded, although cost increases after the pandemic added challenges to some financings.

In a one-day special session, lawmakers passed a bill expanding an economic development bond program to finance venues for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

Legislative leaders want the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs to weigh in on a plan to use bonds for a new stadium on their side of the state line.

With cyberattacks on the rise, issuers have had to keep fortifying their defenses against criminals targeting the public sector. 

This spring brings a bevy of school referendums in the Midwest. With inflation and property tax fatigue, voters may be increasingly reluctant to say yes.

In an April 2 special election, voters in Jackson County, home of Kansas City, will decide whether to impose a sales tax to fund a new baseball ballpark.