Midwest

Kyle Hemminger joined Cain Brothers this month in Columbus, Ohio.

Economic growth after the pandemic and maintaining structural balance and reserves will influence whether Fitch ultimately lifts the state to AAA from AA-plus.

Wisconsin's two-year budget was enacted despite the division between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the legislature.

Mayor Mike Duggan dodged what he considered a $2 billion fiscal bullet in the form of charter revisions as he heads to a November run-off seeking a third term

Illinois' single-employer pension plans are straining the budgets and ratings of those local governments without the tax base, flexiblity, and fiscal discipline to tackle rising costs, S&P says in a special report.

The Michigan Supreme Court sided mostly with the state in a dispute over whether it was meeting local funding obligations under the Headlee Amendment.

Michigan is bringing $855 million of state trunk line fund bonds to market Tuesday for road and bridge projects.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan warns the revisions threaten the city's post-bankruptcy fiscal progress, but the charter commission calls the claim greatly exaggerated.

J.B. Pritzker signed legislation to move the Chicago Board of Education to an elected 21-member board from the seven-member panel now appointed by the mayor.

The district hopes to win back investment grade ratings by raising fund balances, a task that becomes harder after federal coronavirus relief is exhausted.