Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis.
This week:
* S&P and Moody's downgrades: Surprise wasn't that they downgraded, but just how fast it happened. One day after session ended. Downgrades are costing the state more to borrow money.
* Video gambling: Appears to have reached the saturation point in Springfield, even as there's serious discussion of a downtown casino.
* BOS Center: Signage going up this week on now-former Prairie Capital Convention Center through a naming rights deal; $150,000 a year for 10 years.