Midwest

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will sell the third lien state road bonds in a competitive deal set for auction on Tuesday.

Hennepin County Medical Center operates one of the state's busiest emergency departments, and most patients are uninsured or on public insurance like Medicaid. 

After Gov. JB Pritzker released his BUILD plan to lower housing costs, the Illinois Municipal League unveiled its proposal: the REAL Housing Act.

The Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a plan to issue $150 million in private activity bonds for developer Bedrock's Detroit development projects.

Allen Hoppe, the director of banking, investments and debt for the city of Minneapolis, retired on Friday after a long career in public finance.

Moody's Ratings revised Missouri's outlook to negative from stable, citing a large structural deficit that will push fund balances below its Aaa-rated peers.

"We do good work," said Mike LaPierre, president of GPM Municipal Advisors, which acts as advisor and staff to the Public Finance Authority and the California Community Housing Agency.

Moody's Ratings downgraded Northern Illinois University's issuer and revenue bond ratings to Ba1 from Baa3.

Three University of Chicago public policy graduate students devised a Stadium Securitization Corporation, modeled after Chicago's Sales Tax Securitization Corp.

The Illinois House advanced a megaprojects bill that could enable the National Football League's Chicago Bears to stay in Illinois.