North Dakota

Bond proposals are included in recent budget proposals from the Minnesota and North Dakota governors, as the region's 2026 spending plans begin to take shape.

Multiple carbon capture projects are advancing across the Midwest, but the Trump administration may change the calculus around CCS and net zero goals.

North Dakota's Bismarck State College returned to the market, pricing $30 million of bonds, with proceeds used to finance the construction of an 80,000-square-foot athletic center.

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.

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency recently priced $189 million of bonds for its home mortgage finance program, a sector in which issuance has increased.

Some public colleges in the Midwest are facing budgetary squeezes paired with programming directives from state legislators, a departure from trends elsewhere.

Public sector employers are in a fierce competition with the private sector for workers and may be losing amid labor shortages and inflation.

Recent federal legislation marks the largest investment in carbon management in the history of the U.S., which is already a global leader in the space.

Properly designed public banks would be safer than private banks while promoting economic growth.

After dropping dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, energy severance tax revenue is soaring along with oil and gas prices.