Ohio

After several tries, it appears Clark-Shawnee Local will get a new school.

The Ohio Secretary of State's Office has approved the ballot language for the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and Correctional Facility levy, with the intent to issue bonds, for placement on the November general election ballot.

S&P raised Cleveland Clinic's rating by one notch as it prepares to price a $1 billion bond refunding.

Lucas County commissioners took steps Tuesday toward putting a countywide 1.9-mill property tax levy on the Nov. 7 ballot to pay for a new county jail and fund criminal justice operations.

Ohio transit funding got a boost from a veto override.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed Medicaid expansion freeze.

Cuts to Ohio's Medicaid program may delay Gov. John Kasich's signature on the state budget.

Illinois isn't the only Midwest state struggling with budget issues.

S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating and underlying rating to 'AA+' from 'AA' on Cleveland's limited-tax general obligation (GO) bonds.

MetroHealth's low-investment-grade deal received plenty of orders with attractive yields offered.

BUTLER COUNTY -- Butler County commissioners are set to approve $44 million in bonds for a new assisted living complex in Fairfield Twp. that will bring about 100 new jobs.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- The Clark-Shawnee Local School District bond issue will be the only item on the Aug. 8 ballot, according to the Clark County Board of Elections. The last day to certify issues for the August election was May 10.

Passage of tax levies represents a credit-positive development for 21 Ohio cities and school districts.

MetroHealth met with investors ahead of its big, low-investment-grade healthcare deal.

The Clark-Shawnee Local School Board of Education likely will go back to voters for the third time in a year seeking to build a new elementary school and renovate its high school.

Ohio's Wright State University was dropped to Baa2 from A2 by Moody's Investors Service.

LEBANON -- Both school tax issues in Warren County were approved by 67 percent of voters, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

LEXINGTON TWP, Ohio -- Hopes were dashed Tuesday of consolidating all the elementary school activities of Marlington Local School District into one building.

Summit County, Ohio, school districts received mostly positive news following Tuesday's election, with issues passing in all but one district.

Leaders of the four school districts in Fairfield and Licking counties, Ohio, whose tax issues were rejected Tuesday will decide whether to ask voters again in November. Issues in four other districts were approved.