Midwest

Bond trustee UMB Bank notified bondholders that Branson Airport's leaders want to pursue federal grant funding for maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, but it will require bondholder approval.

The National Football League's Chicago Bears are pursuing plans to build a publicly owned domed stadium in Chicago, boosted by $2 billion of private funds. 

Raymond James' 10 hires include six senior bankers and an entire Citi public finance team focused on California.

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency recently priced $189 million of bonds for its home mortgage finance program, a sector in which issuance has increased.

It's been two years since Dolton, Illinois, filed audited annual financials, and hints of fiscal stress include a threat to repossess police cruisers.

The Ohio state Senate passed a bill that included $1.27 billion in bonds for state government facilities, classrooms, subdivisions and conservation projects.

Indiana saw a tax revenue windfall in January, with general fund revenues coming in 15.8% above last January's number and 9.3% above December's projections.

Some public colleges in the Midwest are facing budgetary squeezes paired with programming directives from state legislators, a departure from trends elsewhere.

Anong other things, Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the portal serves as a receipt for spending that should be reimbursed by the federal government.

Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.