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A federal judge has sentenced former Ohio deputy treasurer and Chicago comptroller Amer Ahmad to 15 years in prison for his role in kickback scandal involving state investment business at the Ohio treasurers office.
December 2 -
With a $29.5 million bond sale set for next week, University of Cincinnati is poised to become the first public university to tap into the increasingly popular market.
November 25 - Ohio
Cincinnati-based Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired public finance attorney Matthew Miller to bolster its Chicago office.
November 17 - Ohio
Ohio voters shot down 13 of 17 levy requests by school districts in the recent election, a series of defeats that Moody's Investors Service warns could mean pressure the fiscal positions of several of the districts.
November 14 - Ohio
Voters in Cleveland, Ohio Tuesday will weigh in on a $200 million bond issue that would replenish a 13-year old capital plan for one of the state's largest school districts.
November 3 - North Dakota
Midwestern voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a handful of finance-related ballot questions and the leadership of eight states, including several where debate over fiscal pressures is taking center stage.
October 31 - Ohio
Ohio has launched what officials say is a first-of-its-kind program that creates a new state-backed credit for local government note issuers.
September 26 -
Three more Midwestern issuers have said that they can redeem Build America Bonds issued in 2010 because their subsidy payments from the federal government have been reduced due to sequestration.
September 23 - Ohio
Pension reform enacted in 2013 has helped Ohio offset some of the stress tied to falling pension funding ratios, according to Moody's Investors Service.
September 19 -
The Ohio State University, one of the largest schools in the country, is pondering the issuance of $150 million of century bonds, which would mark its second 100-year debt sale to date.
September 16