Midwest

The decision could ultimately free up more spending flexibility for state and local governments by weakening organized labor in the sector of the economy where the rate of unionization is the highest.

A new board supersedes the current five-member elected board of Munice Community Schools, which is now limited to an advisory role.

The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.

The junk-rated city is eyeing a return to market without a state backstop, but there is no timeline.

A general obligation refunding is definitely in the cards for Chicago Public Schools, and a new money deal may come as well.

The $500 million settlement with 330 sex-abuse victims must still be approved by a judge.

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

With the need for Congressional action lessened, governors and state legislatures can focus on fine tuning their own laws, officials said.

Referendums on making Madison County a "sanctuary county" for gun owners and an advisory referendum on holding advisory referendums for bond sales are headed to the November ballot.

Thursday's 5-4 ruling involves a 2016 law enacted by South Dakota requiring out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax if they have more than 200 transactions annually or $100,000 in sales within the state.