Wisconsin

The transportation revenue bond sale comes as legislative work on a new budget package is ramping up with the GOP expected to craft its own operating and capital spending plans.

Milwaukee could see relief from pressures that have dragged down its ratings if Gov. Tony Evers' proposals — to raise shared revenues and allow local governments to seek voter approval for a sales tax hike — clear legislative hurdles.

Minnesota raised its surplus projections by $6 billion Tuesday and Wisconsin last month added $2.7 billion to its surplus.

Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health finalized their merger Friday.

Fitch and S&P downgraded the city as it grapples with rising costs, limited revenue prospects and a looming pension funding spike.

If it passes legal muster, Wisconsin counties will decide whether to participate in what would likely be the first securitization of opioid settlement payments.

Seven states formed the Midwestern Hydrogen Coalition to collaborate on promoting hydrogen-based energy production, use and distribution.

In both Michigan and Wisconsin, school districts are seeking about $2 billion of either bonding capacity or revenue raising authority.

The muni market may get a temporary boost of support this week as investors received $18 billion of maturing and called bond proceeds on Sept. 1.

Moody's dropped the city's rating a notch to A3 and kept a negative outlook on the credit. Persistent structural deficits and pension liabilities were factors.

A local memorial service in Madison, Wisconsin, for Hoadley is set for Saturday with a Washington, D.C., gathering expected in November.

Higher education borrowing led by century bond deals helped offset the dive in refundings brought on by rising interest rates.

Frank Hoadley retired in 2013 after 25 years as Wisconsin's capital finance director during which he built a reputation as a standard bearer of state debt management.

Wisconsin Capital Finance Director David Erdman, who is leaving for the private sector, hands the reins of the office to his deputy on Friday.

Erdman closes the books on a three-decade career with Wisconsin next week and heads to municipal advisory firm Baker Tilly.

This week's $61.8 million Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority deal folds two new subsidiaries into the obligated group.

The firm poached four Piper Sandler bankers to increase its presence in a sector that serves one of the fastest-growing U.S. demographics.

If the deal closes, the two systems say they will evaluate existing debt structures and combine credits where possible and beneficial.

Wisconsin's debt manager Dave Erdman will make the leap to the private sector when he exits state employment after three decades.

The city's share of American Relief Plan Act funds eased fiscal pressures and provides runway for the city to work on a pension funding fix.