Missouri

Missouri officials are balking at approving $30 million in state aid to help finance the construction of a Major League Soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis.

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will sell $323 million of new money and refunding bonds as it prepares to ask voters for $500 million in new authority.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission takes bids Wednesday on its first new money deal in nine years.

St. Louis wants a deal that improves the airport while generating net cash proceeds to the city.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance will price up to $856 million through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

Fitch raised the airport's rating by one notch to A, citing rising traffic levels and robust financial metrics.

The city is asking private operators interested in leasing Lambert Airport to submit their qualifications, a move likely to lead in to a bidding process.

The commission's $300 million sale for bridge work will be its first new money issue since 2010 as it struggles to fund its road and bridge network.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The deal will end the family owned Baum's 91-year run in the municipal bond business.

St. Louis-based Stifel said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Baum, including its municipal bond business.

Darlene Green, Stephanie Tomblin and Gabriella Briceno are the 2019 recipients.

S&P upgraded the city's Lambert International Airport ahead of the sale that was the subject of a tussle between city leaders.

Investors will see supply from airports, hospitals, higher ed and more this week.

A trend of selective repudiation in the manner of Platte County would be credit negative for governments using lease appropriation debt, said Moody's.

Kansas City International Airport is conducting a full-court press to sell the bonds, backed by a pledge tarnished by Platte County's default on appropriation-backed debt.

Platte County may still face market penalties, even though it's not legally required to fund annual debt service supported by its appropriation pledge.

Platte County wants a summary judgment that would let it off the hook for debt issued with its appropriation pledge for the Zona Rosa shopping center.

The city and county agreed to extend a hotel/motel tax to support bonds for a $175 million expansion.

Platte County wants a court to confirm its decision to walk away from an appropriation pledge.