- Missouri
The issuers of the Midwest sold $41 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, spurred by increased new money issuance, according to Thomson Reuters data.
August 23 -
The Treasury Department has determined that $385,118 of taxable general obligation qualified zone academy bonds issued by a Missouri school district in 2012 do not qualify for refundable tax credits.
June 13 - Missouri
St. Louis issuer default and Municipal Finance Corp. ratings took a three notch tumble over negative trends and Fitch Ratings application of new criteria in assessing tax-supported debt.
June 2 - Missouri
Missouri-based public finance law firm Gilmore & Bell PC is bulking up, adding two bond lawyers who primarily focus on school district finance.
May 25 - Missouri
Ferguson, Missouri will go back to voters seeking a tax hike to help balance a budget strained by a drop in tax collections, legal expenses, and the costs of tackling policing and municipal court reforms outlined in a federal consent agreement.
May 25 -
Poll finds scant support from Kansas City (Mo.) voters for bonds that would finance a new $964 million airport terminal.
May 4 - Missouri
Missouri heads into the market next week with $100 million of its high-grade paper to finance state and public university building projects as lawmakers have wrapped up work on a fiscal 2017 budget with a final vote still looming on a gasoline tax proposal.
April 28 -
Ferguson, Missouris bond ratings fell deeper into junk territory amid the fiscal strains of dealing with fallout from a controversial 2014 fatal police shooting.
April 27 -
Missouri Senate passes a bill setting up a statewide gasoline tax referendum in November.
April 22 -
St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance is set to bring $1.9 billion of bonds to market in deals that fold into one package the system's new money needs, refunding opportunities and refinancing of inherited debt.
April 21