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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Wisconsin's Republican legislative majorities for a third consecutive biennium rejected Democrat Tony Evers' capital plan and will craft their own version.
March 24 -
Flint will receive state pension funding help but plans to press for more pension and local government revenue aid to preserve its struggling tax base as it recovers from the 2014 water contamination crisis.
March 23 -
The Kaiser Family Foundation's report drew the ire of the American Hospital Association, which said it excluded many community benefits from its analysis.
March 22 -
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.
March 21 -
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and council members passed resolutions honoring Msall for guiding local finances over two decades as Chicago Civic Federation president.
March 21 -
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)
March 21 -
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank clouds the economic landscape and complicates monetary policy decisions but it's a long way off from the troubles banks and broker-dealers faced in the 2008 financial crisis.
March 17 -
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.
March 16 -
"The derailment has caused substantial damage to the regional economy of the state of Ohio, its citizens, and its businesses," the lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost charges.
March 15 -
Moody's Investors joined S&P Global Ratings in lifting the state into the A category with a single notch upgrade to A3 Tuesday.
March 14