Midwest

Voters rejected a 3% hotel tax increase Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. They had already rejected a similar measure in November.

Illinois curently plans $3.2 billion of bond sales in FY2027 under Gov. JB Pritzker's executive budget, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said, adding additional authorization requests are expected.

Divisions are emerging among Missouri lawmakers over the $50.3 billion fiscal 2027 budget the House passed last Tuesday.

As public sentiment shifts around Illinois data centers, a new report warns local governments against lopsided contract terms with developers.

Bernardi Securities founder Edward Bernardi passed away peacefully on March 21 in his Lake Forest, Illinois, home. He was 95.

St. Louis Community Ice Center drew on a debt service reserve to make payments on its unrated Series 2018A revenue bonds and defaulted on its 2018B bonds.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will release $1.05 billion that was set aside by the Biden administration for the long-awaited Blatnik Bridge project.

Iowa lawmakers have to merge competing visions for property tax reform after multiple bills passed out of committee in the state House and Senate this month.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen called on state lawmakers to act after the state's 2025-27 biennium budget bill fell short of a cloture vote on Thursday.

Illinois returns to market with about $1.4 billion of GO bonds on Tuesday, with proceeds funding accelerated pension benefit payments and capital projects.