Jim Watts

An infrastructure renewal proposal by House Republicans Caucus calls for pay-as-you-go rather than bond financing for state projects.

Butler County Unified School District 375, Kansas won overwhelming approval last week for $37 million of GO bonds for a new high school.

Arkansas sales tax on groceries would drop under a new bill linking the rate to debt service on outstanding bonds.

Stephens Inc. was picked as Arkansas' financial advisor for up to $1.3 billion of revenue bonds to finance a statewide highway program.

Scottsdale city officials are considering asking voters for a sales tax increase to fund deferred arts and culture projects.

A Kansas highway coalition will fight a state House Taxation Committee bill to divert sales tax revenues from a bond-financed transportation program into the general fund.

Travis County voters may decide in November on whether to issue GO bonds for a $343 million civil courthouse in downtown Austin.

Conservative lawmakers have filed a package of bills designed to put more controls over the writing of Louisiana's annual operating budget.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe will ask lawmakers for $125 million of state GO bonds to help finance a $1.1 billion steel mill planned for northeast Arkansas.

Trustees of Ector County Independent School District have approved the mid-February sale of $129.8 million of GO bonds approved in November 2012.

Kyle voters are expected to decide in May on up to $35.3 million of city general obligation bonds to finance road reconstruction in the town near San Antonio

A 2008 law authorizing $25 million of state bonds to repair a city-owned low-water dam on the Arkansas River at Tulsa would be revoked by a bill proposed by Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid.

The two-year proposed state operating budget from Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback draws $560 million from the DOT highway fund to cover non-transportation needs.

Shawnee County Unified School District 345, Kansas, is asking voters to approve $42.5 million of GO bonds for a $57.5 million capital effort on April 2.

The University of Texas System will seek authorization for $1.1 billion of state tuition bonds for 16 projects at 15 campuses from the Texas Legislature.

Two of Louisiana's Republican state representatives have filed suit in state district court contending that Gov. Bobby Jindal's operating budget for fiscal 2013 is unconstitutional.

The $3 billion of bonding authority of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas would be stripped, except for refundings, by a measure proposed by state lawmaker.

Louisiana has delayed the single-tranche sale of up to $350 million of highway improvement revenue bonds, shifting to a plan for phased issues over three years.

Clear Creek Independent School District may ask voters in May to approve a $387 million general obligation bond package focused on renovating existing schools.

Construction costs are going up for projects financed by Sedgwick County Unified School District No. 259’s $370 million of general obligation bonds approved in 2008.