Midwest

The state Supreme Court upheld with the original circuit court ruling tossing out the lawsuit, which sought to invalidate more than $14 billion of GO bonds.

Daniel Isacksen Jr. replaces the retiring interim chief financial officer, Cynthia Clemence, for the Livonia, Michigan-based hospital system.

The two systems began negotiations in January to transfer 14 CommonSpirit hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota to Essentia.

The state's high court justices could resolve legal questions raised in a lawsuit that argues `$14 billion of outstanding GOs are invalid.

The fuel tax increase state lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson promises funding to begin working down the deferred maintenance backlog on highways and bridges.

States are well-positioned to emerge from COVID-19, the investment firm said in its annual grading.

The Harvey firefighters pension fund argues that the troubled city's share of American Rescue Plan funds should be subject to an intercept of state funds.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza urges the Treasury Department to change its guidelines to allow the state to pay off MLF loans with ARP funds.

The city and state want to use ARP funds to repay debt issued to manage the pandemic but Treasury's initial guidance would derail those plans.

IndyGo's expansion is being financed by a local income tax.