- Missouri
Missouri lawmakers are advancing legislation that makes clear legislative and voter authority over any borrowing, a move prompted by questions over whether Gov. Jay Nixons bonding proposal for a new St. Louis Rams professional football stadium requires a vote.
March 23 -
Investors in a federal class action lawsuit stemming from the failure of a bond-financed Missouri sucralose plant stand to recoup about 86% of the par value of their losses.
March 13 -
The Missouri Supreme Court took control of Fergusons municipal court system Monday in a move that follows a stinging federal report that accused the officials there of abusive practices designed to generate revenue for the court and city coffers.
March 10 -
The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission is selling $158 million of power refunding bonds tied to the controversial Prairie State coal plant, which recently won a round of fresh praise from ratings analysts.
March 10 -
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District would like to ask voters next year to support $919 million in new borrowing for wastewater projects and to revamp its stormwater fee structure.
March 10 - Missouri
The roots of Joplin, Mo. School Districts current fiscal struggles lie in the districts post-2011 tornado recovery, according to a new state audit that took the district to task for using the same firm as advisor and underwriter on its borrowings.
March 6 -
Standard & Poor's has revised its outlook to positive on University of Central Missouri's A rating.
March 5 - Missouri
Standard & Poors upgraded Johnson County, Mo. To A-minus.
March 5 -
Ferguson police engaged in unlawful and discriminatory practices partially driven by the city's reliance on court fine revenue to support its budget, according to a stinging report by the federal government prompted by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
March 5 - Missouri
The task force leading Missouris efforts to keep the St. Louis has hired Columbia Capital Management LLC for advice on stadium financing issues.
March 4