Midwest

Columbus is offering $423 million to municipal bond investors in a mix of new money, refunding, tax-exempt and taxable debt.

Nebraska is a pay-as-you-go state, which some say has stalled completion of its 600-mile expressway system.

Properly designed public banks would be safer than private banks while promoting economic growth.

The St. Louis County Council approved $105 million of borrowing for the project, split between the city and county, but questions remain about the price tag.

Moody's lifted Illinois one notch to Baa1, marking the state's third rating upgrade over the last year and first since lawmakers passed a state budget.

Steven Washington joined Chapman and Cutler this week as a partner.

The Iowa Fertilizer Co. will refund its Midwestern Disaster Area revenue bonds with a new structure that yields higher Fitch, Moody's and S&P ratings.

"If you clean it, they will come," says an EPA official as new federal environmental funding helps cities revamp old industrial areas into new neighborhoods.

After dropping dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, energy severance tax revenue is soaring along with oil and gas prices.

Legislative backers of the fiscal 2023 budget approved over the weekend with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's blessing believe it will draw more positive rating actions.