Wisconsin

A majority of states leverage their revolving funds to issue municipal bonds to finance local projects.

The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.

Racine County's short-term rating from Moody's dropped to MIG2 at it returns to the market for another note deal.

Conning is holding firm to its declining outlook on states' credit quality, though S&P sees some rays of sunshine.

Fitch and S&P's affirmation of Milwaukee's double-A ratings comes after Moody's cut the city.

The deal absorbs the debt of newly acquired systems, and SSM says it will "materially" lower interest.

Morgan Stanley will run the books on several negotiated deals that are part of about $360 million in local government borrowing planned.

Voters in Wisconsin also rejected a measure to abolish the state treasurer's office.

Voters are being asked to abolish the Wisconsin treasurer's office.

The largest not-for-profit health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin have cleared all regulatory hurdles to the merger.

Moody's Investors Service cut Milwaukee's rating to by a notch to A1.

A trade war would bring risks for states that do major business with Canada and Mexico, Fitch Ratings said after a seventh round of talks ended with no resolution.

Issuers in the Midwest sold $82.98 billion of debt last year, a 5% drop from 2016.

About $366 million of bonds are a component of the incentive package Wisconsin offered to land a Foxconn plant.

Shorter calls and a shift in the use of floating rate paper are part of Wisconsin's toolkit after tax reform.

Milwaukee will review proposals and pick a financial advisor for at least a three-year term.

Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care haven't said how the combination will impact each system's debt.

Wisconsin is conducting a request for qualifications to establish senior- and co-manager underwriting pools.

Brian Brewer will be the firm's public finance director following the retirement of longtime manager Keith Kolb.

Milwaukee is selling $70 million of notes to speed up pension payments.