Jim Watts

The Kansas Board of Regents approved a plan to build two residence halls at the University of Kansas with $47.8 million of bonds.

Mesa, Ariz. will finance extensive upgrades to its parks system if voters approve $70 million of general obligation bonds in November.

The Arizona Department of Transportation said it will complete a route study for a commuter rail line linking Phoenix and Tucson.

DALLAS – Louisiana State Bond Commission has given preliminary approval for $450 million of fixed-rate bonds to refund $294.3 million of bonds issued in 2006 for repairs to the Superdome in New Orleans.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission will consider options by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District to refinance $294 million of variable-rate debt and other obligations for the Superdome in New Orleans.

The Oklahoma Resources Water Board will finance its loan program for local governments with a negotiated sale of $85.3 million of triple-A rated revolving fund revenue bonds Oct. 23 and 24

A citizens bond committee advising the Austin Independent School District identified $176.9 million of needed improvements to athletic facilities.

The end of a two-year Oklahoma energy tax credit hiatus is causing a lag in revenues from the state tax on natural gas production, Finance Director Preston Doerflinger said.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback may ask to defer a sales tax rate drop because of revenue losses expected from an income tax cut he championed.

State aid to Arkansas school districts must go up to keep pace with inflation, the Bureau of Legislative Research said.

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner is to appear at a legislative committee to face questions about purchases and sales from the state's investment bond portfolio.

Baseball backers in El Paso, Texas bought a minor league team to play in the downtown stadium to be built on the current site of City Hall if voters approve a hotel tax increase.

New Orleans will remove unsecured taxable variable-rate pension debt seen as dragging down the city's credit quality at the cost of a huge swap termination payout to PaineWebber Capital Services.

An invigorated private sector in Kansas created by recent state tax cuts will overcome a feared drop in state aid to local school districts, Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday.

An majority of Texas voters would support higher taxes for teacher salaries, but not raises for school administrator pay, a survey reported.

Investments in the Texas Permanent School Fund rose 9.44% in fiscal 2012 for a year-end value of $25.5 billion, the Texas Education Agency said.

Robstown Independent School District, Texas will ask voters for a $12.5 million bond authorization, though trustees thought they had approved $13.5 million.

Santa Fe, N.M. will issue sales tax bonds to renovate a building for municipal offices and bypass a loan from the troubled New Mexico Finance Authority.

Increased individual income tax revenue pushed Arkansas' monthly revenue total past expectations in September.

Glendale, Ariz. is trying to lower the subsidy it would pay next year to Greg Jamison, the would-be owner of a pro hockey team at city owned Jobing.com arena.