Midwest

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer chose Jen Flood, her deputy chief of staff, to replace Chris Harkins who is leaving state government later this year.

A $25.5 million cash offer plus some equity was made to acquire Legacy Park, which was financed with $284 million of now-defaulted revenue bonds.

The Board of Education enters the market with two speculative grade ratings and one investment grade after affirmations from the agencies across the board.

Plans for a garbage-to-jet fuels facility in Gary, Indiana, are on hold after bonds for the same operator's plant in Nevada went into default.

Surpassing $150 million in total investments, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Arizona and Georgia have joined Florida, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and Miami Beach in supporting Israel financially in the wake of the deadly terror attacks by Hamas.

M. Elizabeth Walker and Jerimi J. Ullom have joined law firm Barnes & Thornburg's Indianpolis office as healthcare and public finance partners.

Fishers, a suburb of Indianapolis, is selling $170 million of bonds for an arena to house the minor-league Indy Fuel and to host concerts and other events.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.2 billion.

The state reported a $7.07 billion budget balance and $1.8 billion in its rainy day fund.

The proposed spending plan includes the first chunk of money from the city's new casino, which will support underfunded police and fire pensions.