The state plans to enter the market before the fiscal year closes June 30th with eyes turned to Fitch and whether it will follow Moody's and S&P with an upgrade.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and council members passed resolutions honoring Msall for guiding local finances over two decades as Chicago Civic Federation president.

Members of the Fed learned the wrong lesson from bizarrely focusing on the 1970s when they said "If history has taught us anything, it's to not let up too soon on inflation."

Until now, the battle over the role of ESG factors in investing has played out on the state level.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza talks with Yvette Shields about the state's progress on building up reserves and paying down debts that have helped lift the state's bond ratings, efforts to make further headway and the challenges of making sure fresh legislative faces understand the pains suffered during the two-year budget impasse. (35 minutes)

The bill's sponsor pointed to board members' need for expertise.

Lawmakers must consider the proposal before the end of the legislative session this month after a gut-and-amend maneuver.

The MTA, which expected to begin collecting the tax next year, has revised downward its 2024 projections as federal review is taking longer than expected.

Among the record number of bills filed in the biennial session are bills aiming to restrict or expand municipal bond issuance.

Governments across the Northeast announced support for emerging industries affected by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

The watchdog would have the power to subpoena data from oil companies.

President Biden's budget would allow large transit agencies to divert formula capital grants to operations in 2024, a move that one transit official said may hurt smaller agencies.

Illinois earlier this week saw its second upgrade of the year and Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested an uptick in revenue projections could provide room to further bolster fiscal metrics that helped draw the upgrade.

The Texas Education Agency, which initially sought the takeover in 2019, will appoint managers to run the state's largest public school system.

The port authority cancelled the proposed $2.3 billion line following the release of a state-backed project evaluation.

So far 12 states have enacted ESG statutes with 67 pending statues in 28 states, according to the Morgan Lewis law firm. Florida's anti-ESG bill goes farthest.

Moody's Investors joined S&P Global Ratings in lifting the state into the A category with a single notch upgrade to A3 Tuesday.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced funding for programs to address short-term liquidity issues and keep investments flowing in the wake of the bank's collapse.

A new report lays out motor fuel, sales, and miles-traveled tax options to fix Michigan roads, saying the state is falling almost $4 billion behind every year.

The legislation, which passed the House last week, comes as the state nears a key 2026 decarbonization deadline.