- Wisconsin
Wisconsin faces a $2.2 billion gap headed into the next two-year budget cycle, up $400 million from previous estimates.
November 21 - Wisconsin
Wisconsin could win an upgrade if recent budgetary and liquidity strides remain on course and result in a stronger balance sheet and reserves, Moody's Investors Service said in shifting the state's general obligation outlook to positive.
November 20 - Wisconsin
Annual income taxes Wisconsin receives from Milwaukee Bucks basketball players and team employees would cover repayment of $150 million of 20-year state general obligation backed bonds for a new stadium, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
November 19 -
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation proposed a series of tax and fee hikes to raise $750 million over the next two years to address a funding gap.
November 17 -
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Services Inc. will refund $180 million of bonds Wednesday shedding some of its floating rate exposure.
November 4 - 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 -
Wisconsin will refund $132 million of transportation revenue bonds on Thursday, two days after state voters cast a decision on a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar future raids on the state's transportation fund for other expenses.
October 30 - Wisconsin
Wisconsin and its local governments face relatively low levels of fiscal pressure with a stable outlook due to distinct traits that aid in the maintenance of their health, Moody's Investors Service writes in a special report published Tuesday.
October 28 -
Wisconsin's Mercy Health System and Illinois' Rockford Health System plan to join forces as soon as December pending regulatory approval.
October 28 - Wisconsin
Wisconsin closed out its last fiscal year with a $517 million undesignated ending balance, the Department of Administration reported Wednesday in the state's annual fiscal report for fiscal 2014.
October 16