Midwest

The distric is the legacy entity left to service school bonds after a new district was created to educate Detroit's children.

China's recently announced suspension of U.S. agricultural imports escalated trade-related risks to U.S. agriculture, said Fitch Ratings.

Thirty seven states and the District of Columbia now have laws requiring remote sales tax collection, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Lori Lightfoot is eyeing new taxes, debt refinancing, and state action to help close a $838 million gap.

There are no reasonable grounds for the lawsuit to proceed, said the order from Jack D. Davis II. An appeal is planned.

The budget battle between Republican lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer looks no closer to being resolved by the Oct. 1 deadline.

The state's net position worsened to negative $189.1 billion according to the CAFR, which arrived almost 14 months after fiscal 2018 ended.

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Chicago Public Schools to BB-minus from B-plus, and Fitch Ratings upgraded it to BB from BB-minus, ahead of a $369 million deal.

Bloomfield Township it cutting its budget after voters rejected a tax levee that was to help it meet its $161 million in unfunded liabilities.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport is pricing bonds that will partially finance projects under its capital plan and refund previously issued debt for a savings.