Midwest

Ohio legislators are mulling a bill that would bar the state's pension systems, universities and Bureau of Workers' Compensation from pursuing ESG investing.

Officials in East St. Louis, Illinois, sued the local police and firefighter pension boards and the state comptroller to block the use of an intercept law.

Detroit-based international law firm Miller Canfield has hired five public finance attorneys from Ice Miller. All five will join the firm's Chicago office.

Unfunded public pension liabilities have dropped more than 60%, or $3 trillion, from the peak in 2020, according to a new Moody's Ratings report.

Every state in the Midwest has clean water and drinking water financing programs. Those financing mechanisms may face greater strain in the years ahead.

Timothy McGregor has joined Chicago-based Riverbend Capital Advisors as managing partner. He will oversee the shaping and execution of investment strategies.

A half-billion dollars in grants are to be split by a dozen of the nearly 500 applicants for the tech hub program and 31 semifinalists.

The Illinois state comptroller reported a 55% year-over-year increase in the general revenue fund cash balance as her office closed fiscal 2024.

After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.

The $82.5 billion fiscal 2025 budget includes the final tranche of Rebuilding Michigan Plan bonds.