Midwest

St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance will price up to $856 million through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

J.B. Pritzker wants lawmakers to pool the assets of hundreds of local public safety pension funds outside Chicago into two statewide funds.

The state aid will be especially helpful for cash-strapped municipalities that are already charging customers high water rates, Moody's said.

Fitch raised the airport's rating by one notch to A, citing rising traffic levels and robust financial metrics.

Moody's Investors Service cut OSF Healthcare System to A3 from A2.

Spending and economic strains loom as challenges for the state government, S&P Global Ratings’ Carol Spain said in a recent presentation.

The deal allows the university to shed a master trust indenture and concentrate its debt under the University of Nebraska Facilities Corp.

The city is asking private operators interested in leasing Lambert Airport to submit their qualifications, a move likely to lead in to a bidding process.

Raymond James hired Paul Soma as a senior vice president. He will set up a public finance office in Traverse City.

Fitch Ratings downgraded about $5 billino of AMP project revenue bonds.