Midwest

Iowa is considering two bills to expand disaster assistance to local communities, including via a revolving loan fund that may be funded with bonds.

State Treasuer Brad Briner said he hopes a longer maximum maturity will lead more borrowers to use the state conduit instead of the Public Finance Authority.

Missouri lawmakers have opened a new salvo in the battle with Kansas over who gets to fund new stadiums for the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Illinois will sell $725 million of junior sales tax revenue bonds in a competitive deal pricing Tuesday. The Build Illinois bonds will fund capital projects.

Wisconsin will be in the market Wednesday with $253.9 million of general obligation bonds, with some proceeds funding the Blatnik Bridge replacement project.

Chicago's City Council on Wednesday approved the sale of $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson says will fund infrastructure improvements.

Illinois' Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2023 recently passed the 600-day mark and is threatening to break California's lateness record.

Washington's threats to state and local government funding took center stage when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his seventh budget.

White Lake Township, Michigan, is facing legal action on two fronts: one of them related to the hack of its bond deal closing last year, the other a civil suit. 

In a first for the Midwest, a southern Illinois city plans to redevelop a mall using proceeds from sales tax and revenue bonds.