Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.
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The fuel tax increase state lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson promises funding to begin working down the deferred maintenance backlog on highways and bridges.
May 18 -
The Harvey firefighters pension fund argues that the troubled city's share of American Rescue Plan funds should be subject to an intercept of state funds.
May 14 -
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza urges the Treasury Department to change its guidelines to allow the state to pay off MLF loans with ARP funds.
May 13 -
The city and state want to use ARP funds to repay debt issued to manage the pandemic but Treasury's initial guidance would derail those plans.
May 12 -
Mayor Mike Duggan and Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, have raised alarms over the impact of changes proposed by the Detroit Charter Review Commission.
May 11 -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now willing to fully fund a scheduled education funding hike but other contentious issues remain, notably corporate tax breaks.
May 10 -
Federal coronavirus relief helps the city deal with immediate budget problems, but pensions loom large over the city's post-pandemic fiscal landscape.
May 7 -
The change to monthly from quarterly revenue reports is a positive, the rating agency said, though the ordinance doesn't extend to expenses or cash flow.
May 5 -
The state's revised contract with Foxconn on tax subsidies reflects the dramatic downsizing of the original project unveiled in 2017.
May 5 -
Reopening would help a public agency that needs $15 million in state help to cover debt service this year and is asking for additional operating subsidies.
May 4