Midwest

Weakening gasoline tax revenues will force Missouri to concentrate limited financial resources to road work on major arteries.

Bondholders will learn later this month how much they stand to recoup from a settlement that ended a trial accusing Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. of misleading them on a bond deal that soured after the failure of an artificial sweetener plant project in Moberly, Mo.

Michigan economists are warning of unexpected revenue declines, due largely to sizable business tax credits, as the state prepares to release formal revenue projections on Friday.

A settlement was announced Wednesday to end a federal civil trial stemming from a bond default triggered by the collapse of an artificial sweetener plant project in Moberly, Mo; the former Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. was among the defendants.

Illinois-Based Rush University Medical Center hits the market Thursday with its first time issue in more than five years accompanied by a trifecta of good credit news on the $500 million refunding.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is pushing for a balanced budget amendment to the state constitution to control future spending despite what he called a decade of fiscal disciple.

The Illinois attorney general has made her pitch to the state Supreme Court on behalf of legislation designed to restructure the state employee pension system.

The University of Notre Dame's sale Tuesday of $400 million of taxable bonds may have won the lowest corporate yield for a 30-year maturity in history, according to the finance team.

Minnesota would impose a tax on wholesale sales of gasoline to help generate at least $800 million in new revenue annually for transportation projects under a proposal unveiled by Senate majority leaders.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday tapped Flint's emergency manager to take over as the fourth manager of the troubled Detroit school system.