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Illinois is building a foundation to chip away at the state’s massive fiscal challenges, according to Deputy Governor Dan Hynes.
July 16 -
New-issue supply started to trickle into the market Monday, a thin stream that will turn into a torrent by week’s end.
July 15 -
Illinois is the only state that has not yet published its fiscal 2018 comprehensive annual financial report and officials don't have an estimated release date.
July 9 -
Just under $7 billion of new-issue supply is on tap in the municipal primary market this week.
July 8 -
While the best case scenario is a court dismissal, analysts think the state would support bondholders should the case goes against them.
July 5 -
Deputy Governor Dan Hynes says the recent legislative session put the state on an "upward trajectory," but underfunded pensions dog the state.
June 11 -
New revenue and fewer one-shot revenue solutions make the fiscal 2020 budget more acceptable to analysts, but dark long-term clouds remain.
June 4 -
Lawmakers authorized more than $23 billion of borrowing and approved a $45 billion six-year capital plan.
June 3 -
The General Assembly is sending a Constitutional amendment to voters for the measure that would raise $3 billion annually.
June 3 -
Illinois lawmakers gave first-year Gov. J.B. Pritzker a victory on a cornerstone of his fiscal plan for the troubled state.
May 28 -
The developer of the proposed $20 billion One Chicago project is seeking state subsidies as part of a P3 deal.
May 22 -
Capital Markets Director Kelly Hutchinson has returned to private sector after more than three years managing state debt issuance.
May 22 -
The measure, backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, cleared the House Revenue and Finance Committee on a party-line vote.
May 21 -
The 10 most populous U.S. states that levy income taxes all saw April revenue spikes, in many cases after missing projections in the previous months.
May 21 -
The governor's preliminary proposal relies on $17.8 billion of borrowing over six years.
May 17 -
The federation endorsed the plan only after Gov. J.B. Pritzker dropped plans for a partial pension funding holiday.
May 16 -
Illinois bonds are gaining ground in the secondary, supported by scant supply and recent fiscal developments viewed positively by investors and analysts.
May 14 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's about-face on re-amortizing to reduce next year's pension contribution is one less negative rating factor, agency analysts said.
May 9 -
The Pritzker administration says it can now afford to make the full originally scheduled pension contribution without re-amortizing the funding timetable.
May 8 -
A graduated income tax could lay the groundwork for Illinois to rebuild its credit quality — but only if done right, according to the rating agency.
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