Trends in the Regions

A sweeping Illinois bill to loosen local government audit requirements is on pause, but its backers hope to push the legislation through next session.

Actions this legislative session include a ballot measure to tighten caps on property assessment growth and allowing bond issuance for charter schools.

Express toll lanes have evolved from a "boutique subsegment" to the fastest-growing sector in ground transportation, according to Fitch Ratings.

Rating agencies, infrastructure analysts and stakeholders are asking questions about the modeling assumptions underpinning data center financings.

The $762.4 million revenue bond deal will help finance a 750,000-square-foot arena to be named the Continental Coliseum, where the NBA's Thunder will play.

The pace of New York budget negotiations appears to be accelerating, six weeks into the fiscal year, but announcements so far have been light on fiscal policy.

California municipal advisory stalwart Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates looks to grow regionally as it celebrates 60 years in business.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will sell the third lien state road bonds in a competitive deal set for auction on Tuesday.

The mayor's plan to balance the fiscal 2027 budget relies heavily on proposed revenue-raising moves involving the combined utility system enterprise fund.

The Manhattan-based Ivy League university reached a settlement with the federal government last year. It is selling $487 million of bonds this month.

Mayor Karen Bass introduced a multi-year comprehensive plan, saying it is a first for a city that for too long had a fragmented approach to infrastructure.

The bond sale follows an upgrade by S&P Global Ratings but comes while the city is in the midst of an extreme drought.

The Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a plan to issue $150 million in private activity bonds for developer Bedrock's Detroit development projects.

Months after the state cracked down on cities' tardy annual financial audits, adherence to a statutory filing deadline is improving with fiscal 2025 reports.

In addition to building a new patient tower dedicated to cancer care, the bonds will refund nearly all of Dana-Farber's outstanding debt.

With enrollment and funding not keeping pace with rising costs, public education is feeling rating pressure at both the K-12 and higher education levels.

Observers say there is a real chance that Democrats may win the governorships of Florida and Georgia, affecting the states' fiscal policies.

Three University of Chicago public policy graduate students devised a Stadium Securitization Corporation, modeled after Chicago's Sales Tax Securitization Corp.

Debt requests are escalating as the Lone Star State accommodates a growing population and addresses aging infrastructure.