Midwest

The council said the delay to Nov. 27 would buy more time for newly elected council members to weigh in on an amended version of a 30-year deal with Great Lakes Water Authority.

Kansas City, Missouri was banking on private activity bonds for a "significant" role in the airport financing.

If the debate leading up to a Wessington Springs School District bond election is any indication, residents can expect a close race when polls close Nov. 28.

The Cook County, Ill., board will vote on a fiscal 2018 budget Tuesday, the same day as Chicago.

The state's high court sided with Gov. Mark Dayton in a dispute threatening the appropriation backing one COP financing.

The junk-rated school district pared down spreads after bolstering its balance sheet.

The Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's direct rating link to the state government was costly.

Cities and states on the the borders are vulnerable to falling tax receipts amid protectionist rhetoric that threatens NAFTA, Fitch Ratings said.

The Moody's downgrade comes amid large losses and higher capital spending.

Without tax-exempt private activity bonds, charters would have to turn to more expensive and restrictive capital sources.