Midwest

As Wisconsin tees up its next general obligation sale, Gov. Scott Walker is facing push-back from fellow Republicans about increased borrowing proposed for the next two years.

Missouri Department of Transportation chief engineer Dave Nichols will take the reins of director on an interim basis replacing Kevin Keith who is taking a medical leave of absence.

Moody's Investors Service last week confirmed its Baa3 rating on Memorial Healthcare and removed the rating from under review. The outlook is positive, Moody's said.

The Detroit Medical Center has dropped plans to build a $50 million outpatient facility in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak.

Michigan will likely have a federal health insurance exchange instead of a joint state-federal partnership after the state Senate last week recessed for spring break without meeting a federal deadline.

Moody's Investors Service called an Illinois judge's dismissal of litigation challenging the state's retiree healthcare reforms a credit positive for the state.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign into law a new two-year, $7.6 billion transportation budget that features as its centerpiece Kasich's proposal to issue debt backed by future turnpike tolls.

Detroit's new emergency manager began the job early Monday morning, meeting with the mayor and city council members and reiterating his agenda of tackling the city's debt, employee benefits, and city services.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Friday traveled to Detroit to join local leaders in calling for mass civil disobedience against Michigan's takeover of Detroit and to announce a federal lawsuit expected to be filed next week.

Chicago Public Schools plans to shutter more than 54 of its 681 schools, a move defended by district leaders as needed to "right-size" and stabilize over the long-term a financially strapped system strained by a looming $1 billion deficit.