South Dakota

South Dakota voters will have the opportunity to end the state tax on groceries this November.

"Investor reception will remain the ultimate arbiter of muni performance and … the current state of the tax-exempt space to be well-positioned, even though munis are likely to continue to underperform USTs," said Jeff Lipton, a research analyst and market strategist.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has put out a request for competitive sealed proposals from financial advisory firms as it gears up for capital projects.

Moody's lowered Fairview Health Services by one notch to Baa1 and assigned a negative outlook, but a pending merger and expected sale of some facilities could help its bottom line.

The merger talks between South Dakota-based Sanford Health and Minnesota-based Fairview Health are the not-for-profit sector's latest consolidation attempt.

Even while the nation's economy is reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the municipal bond market is good news for cities looking to restructure their debt because of historically low interest rates.

After management and physicians from both health systems worked to provide a merger recommendation, the UnityPoint Health board “failed to embrace the vision."

Thirty seven states and the District of Columbia now have laws requiring remote sales tax collection, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

Nonprofit healthcare consolidation continues with two big multi-state deals.