Midwest

New Hampshire wants the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to income taxes its neighbor levies on employees who began working from home during the pandemic.

Gov. Tim Walz's proposed tax hikes to eliminate a budget gap and produce new revenue for his economic initiatives drew GOP backlash.

The Illinois legislature passed a pension benefit enhancement for a group of Chicago firefighters. If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs it, local taxpayers will pay up.

Federal COVID-19 relief aid cushions the district's balance sheet but labor, state budget, and pension woes remain.

ISFA board member Leslie Darling will take over the role of board chair.

S&P Global Ratings raised Detroit's outlook to stable from negative on a BB-minus rating; Moody's affirmed the city at Ba3 with a positive outlook.

A federal judge agreed with the SEC that the Chicago suburb must prove the status of reforms agreed to in settling allegations the city misused bond proceeds.

State tax revenues remain down compared to pre-coronavirus figures but estimates in a new forecast are higher than its previous official forecast in August.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and two former Flint emergency managers entered not guilty pleas Thursday on criminal charges tied to their alleged roles in the Flint water contamination crisis

Michigan Attorney-General Dana Nessel filed misdemeanor willful neglect of duty charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder in a Genesee County court.