Midwest

The spending plan heads to Gov. Rick Snyder for his expected signature.

The second Illinois municipality stung by new state pension intercept rules has settled with its firefighters' fund.

Worthington City Schools will be asking voters for more money this fall for renovations and to fund daily operations.

The three agencies that rate Illinois are watching to see how well assumptions in the budget play out during the fiscal year.

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund's new power to intercept Harvey's pool of state revenues complicates settlement efforts with the city's public safety funds.

Riverdale, Illinois, will leverage its share of state income tax taxes with a junk-rated deal.

States could gain $8 billion to $33.9 billion in additional annual revenue if the high court rules in favor of South Dakota, while a loss would mean the status quo.

The state has $500 million of extra revenue to divvy up.

A judge signed off Thursday on the city's interim settlement with its police and fire pension funds,

After the passage of a $38.5 million budget for fiscal 2019, what’s next for Illinois? Yvette Shields, The Bond Buyer’s Midwest Bureau Chief, drills down to look at some of the problems the state still faces and the prognosis for the post-election atmosphere. Chip Barnett hosts.