Midwest

The Ohio county seated in Cleveland is only one of many jurisdictions where officials are grappling with weakening sales tax revenues.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, recently vetoed anti-ESG legislation similar to Missouri's, saying that it overstepped legal authority.

Convention centers in Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis are being upgraded, although cost increases after the pandemic added challenges to some financings.

In a one-day special session, lawmakers passed a bill expanding an economic development bond program to finance venues for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

Columbus' technology modernization push has embedded artificial intelligence functionality into its payroll, revenue and accounting and operations systems.

Louis English joined Janney Montgomery Scott as managing director and head of municipal sales in the fixed-income division, based out of the Chicago office.

A new Professional Sports Development Area just passed by the City-County Council will be going before the Metropolitan Development Commission on June 26.

Milwaukee Public Schools is months late in submitting the annual financial audit reports amid turmoil that has seen its superintendent and comptroller depart.

J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed Illinois' $53.1 billion fiscal year 2025 budget, which includes $198 million for the rainy day fund, among other things.

The center, at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, added six people with municipal finance experience to its board of advisors.