Ohio

The Columbus City Council approved a November ballot measure seeking voter approval for $1.9 billion of triple-A-rated general obligation bonds.

Notre Dame College in Ohio faces legal action on at least three fronts after defaulting on bond debt and a swap agreement and allegedly misusing donor funds.

May 6 brought disappointing results for two Midwest states with school bond referendums on ballots, as voters mostly rejected the issuances.

Ohio's governor is critical of a legislative plan to support a Cleveland Browns stadium in suburban Brook Park with $600 million of state bonds.

The Ohio House's proposed cap on school districts' carryover balances at 30% of their annual operating costs has drawn praise and criticism.

As major airlines report losses and scale back forecasts, Cleveland is preparing to go to market April 2 with $125.5 million of revenue bonds for its airport.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to raise the sports gaming tax to pay for stadiums and he does not want the state to issue bonds to finance stadium development.

Charter schools drove the worst January ever for impairments since Municipal Market Analytics began tracking default trends, the firm said in a Feb. 5 report.

Ohio is facing steeper than projected declines in cigarette smoking, and thus in tobacco settlement revenues, and disputes from tobacco giants over payments.

Cuyahoga County and Cleveland will each pay $20 million to fund capital repairs at the venues that host Cleveland Cavaliers basketball and Guardians baseball.