Missouri

SSM returns to the market with $323 million, highlighting its stronger balance sheet, ESG efforts, and medical partnerships that reflect a sector trend.

Washington University will sell $1 billion of new money with tentative plans to offer a mix of 30-, 40-, and 100-year paper.

School districts that impose COVID-19 related mitigation measures face state lawsuits and can't participate in the Missouri's bond enhancement program.

Mamtek US's long-running Chapter 7 bankruptcy is expected to pay out $1.6 million to the trustee for the $39 million defaulted Moberly, Missouri, bond issue.

To qualify for bond credit enhancement, the state treasurer requires school districts certify compliance with a court ruling against public health mandates.

The Missouri State Employees Retirement System filed an amended complaint against Catalyst Capital Group Inc. accusing it of mismanaging investments. The firm counters the fund is trying to shift the blame for its own mismanagement.

For $790 million, the NFL settled a suit alleging that the league failed to follow its own rules when it allowed the Rams to leave St. Louis for California.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will competitively sell $91 million for bridge projects, its first deal in two years.

Ferguson regained its investment grade issuer rating by rebuilding its balance sheet while meeting federal consent decree mandates to overhaul police and court tactics.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded St. Louis to A3 from Baa1 citing a "materially improved financial profile."

The first motor fuel tax increase in decades could eventually raise more than $450 million annually.

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.

Kansas City will follow up a GO sale from last month with $186 million of tax-exempt, taxable new money and refunding special obligation bonds Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings warns that mounting challenges posed by ratepayers of Missouri's Howard Bend Levee District put its 2005 bonds at greater default risk.

The refusal to hear the bond trustee's appeal appears to end the litigation over whether Platte County bears legal responsibility to repay the debt.

The Kansas City Industrial Development Authority will price more than $600 million of bonds as the replacement of Kansas City International terminals advances.

UMB will ask the state Supreme Court to consider its argument that Platte County is legally obligated to repay defaulted bonds issued for a shopping center.

The system took two rating hits over its rising debt levels and strained balance sheet metrics as it readies a $354 million borrowing.

The county has so far prevailed in legal arguments that it is not responsible for making up revenue shortfalls on shopping center bonds.

St. Louis and Indianapolis are both eyeing debt financings to expand their convention centers.