Missouri

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.

Bond trustee UMB Bank notified bondholders that Branson Airport's leaders want to pursue federal grant funding for maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, but it will require bondholder approval.

Nearly half of America's private colleges and universities reported negative operating margins in fiscal year 2023, and the trend was even worse in the Midwest.

The bond trustee for the city of Nevada, Missouri-owned Nevada Regional Medical Center declared its bonds to be in default.

A federal judge rejected every one of Missouri's arguments for why SIFMA's lawsuit should be dismissed.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1 billion.

St. Louis County Council approved $155 million in tax breaks for the company and the state added $37.7 million to the pot.

"Under my rule, pension-fund and asset managers are still able to offer ESG products in Missouri," said Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft.

S&P Global Ratings placed Maryland Heights, Missouri, on credit watch with negative implications because of bonds from a related authority for a hockey rink.

Missouri's move to directly regulate asset managers on ESG-related matters marks a new front on the ESG battleground.

The rating agency's release ESG credit indicators for states and territories last year was blasted by GOP officials for being politicized, vague, and confusing.

BJC HealthCare and Saint Luke's Health System signed a letter of intent to form an integrated not-for-profit Missouri-based health system.

The county began exploring a new facility eight years ago. Studies concluded the current facility was ill-equipped to deal with overcrowding, in poor physical condition and its design fell short of current standards.

The Missouri House approved legislation to strip St. Louis of its earnings tax on remote work; Wisconsin lawmakers unveiled a plan to raise revenue sharing.

Missouri Republican Sam Graves, a professional pilot, has said he hopes to achieve a bipartisan reauthorization of the federal aviation budget, a key item for the committee this year.

Balance sheet damage from labor costs, the pandemic and a cybersecurity breach triggered covenant violations for Capital Region Medical Center.

St. Louis will receive $250 million and St. Louis County gets $169 million under a deal to distribute the $790 million legal settlement with the National Football League Rams over its 2016 move to California.

The borrowing arm of the Missouri Department of Transportation will take competitive bids on $489 million of new money debt Tuesday.

The zoo's parent received double-A-level ratings with the bonds rated one to two notches lower as a result of appropriation risks.