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Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on the Iowa Board of Regents' University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to stable from negative after a decision to trim capital spending.
November 5 - Iowa
Fairfield, Iowas rating sank to the lowest investment grade at Moodys Investors Service, which warned it could drop further over operating deficits that have strained the towns balance sheet.
June 15 - Iowa
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the rating of Winterset Community School District in Iowa to A1 from A2.
May 12 -
Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook for Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center to stable from negative Feb. 24, when it affirmed the medical center's A2
February 26 -
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law a transportation funding package that raises the state's tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by 10 cents a gallon and lifts permit fees on oversized vehicles.
February 25 - Illinois
Municipal bond borrowing by Midwestern issuers picked up steam last year, rising by 6.9% to $63.5 billion as issuers loosened the reins a bit on new money borrowing and refundings recorded double-digit gains thanks to favorable interest rates.
February 24 - Iowa
The Iowa Finance Authority hits the market Wednesday with $323 million of new-money and refunding state revolving bonds that will carry a green designation.
February 3 -
Legislation raising Iowa's gasoline tax by as much as 10 cents to bolster state transportation spending is being prepared with several key lawmakers saying the bill stands a good chance due to mounting bipartisan support for action.
January 29 -
Operating gains prompted Moody's Investors Service to revise Iowa's UnityPoint health system's outlook to stable from negative.
December 15 - Iowa
The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement Systems funded ratio rose to 82.7% in the last fiscal year up from 81% a year earlier.
December 8