Midwest

Kostas Poulakidas has joined Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office. He builds the firm's public finance and infrastructure and government law and policy practices.

A 2024 Illinois law changing sales tax distributions has ramifications for the fiscal cliff facing Chicago-area public transit agencies.

The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency agreed with 29 of its 32 members on new contracts that last until 2055, but the holdouts include two large customers.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker led governors from 18 states in demanding the Trump administration release $6.8 billion in education funding.

A 2024 Illinois law loosened school bond restrictions, allowing districts to authorize some debt without an election. That caused a backlash in one district.

The hires "will help us further deepen our relationships," said the firm's head of public finance.

Tim Ruby has joined Wells Fargo as its healthcare, higher education and not-for-profit division executive. He will be based in Chicago.

The Harris School of Public Policy is launching a new course, "Careers in Municipal Finance," designed to grow the public finance talent pipeline.

Michigan's Great Lakes Water Authority went to market in June with roughly a billion dollars of bonds, part of a complex transaction that included a tender.

School districts across Missouri face uncertainty over certification of their bond measures in light of a statute requiring a precise public notice window.