Midwest

The inaction of local, state, and federal authorities in Flint took center stage during the second congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton wants to spend $700 million of the state’s $900 million surplus on various initiatives and tax relief while leaving $200 million on the books should state revenues falter.

Voters in the St. Louis region face a series of ballot measures April 5 that stand to profoundly impact their local government’s fiscal fortunes.

Voter approval of two property tax millage requests from the junk-rated Pontiac City School District should aid its fiscal recovery efforts by raising fresh funds for capital and relieving pressures on its general fund, Moody’s Investors Service says.

George Pitt, a bond lawyer who pioneered early tax-exempt healthcare financing and was revered by a generation of Chicago attorneys, died earlier this month of heart failure.

Kutak Rock LLP has elevated Chicago-based public finance attorney Lance Tyson to partner.

Chicago-based public finance attorney Lorraine Tyson has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP where her practice is expected to include both the corporate and municipal sectors.

Presence Health, one of the Chicago area’s largest not-for-profit systems, is under review for a downgrade as Moody’s Investors Service digs into its fiscal 2015 results.

Detroit Public Schools may run out of funds to meet payroll after April 8, the district’s new transition leader told state lawmakers who are being asked to approve $50 million in emergency aid.

Indiana lawmakers compromised on a $1 billion, two-year road building program that delays decision on long-term transportation funding.