Karen Pierog

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma will submit an application to the U.S. Department of Energy for their HALO Hub, which involves public-private partnerships.

State agencies expect to issue about $14.42 billion of debt during the fiscal year that began Sept. 1.

Oil and natural gas-related taxes and payments are driving projected increases in the state's general fund and stirring concerns about a future revenue drop.

Arizona's second-largest city reported general fund surpluses in recent years, easing structural budget balance concerns that weighed on its ratings, Fitch said.

The highly-rated city wants to pursue general obligation bond programs every five years to fund capital projects for its growing population.

A previous measure prohibiting government contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry fell short of passing the 2022 legislature.

The Texas Attorney General's Office will announce by Jan. 13 whether Citigroup can continue to underwrite municipal bonds in the state under a 2021 law that prohibits contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will determine if bonds to initially fund a turnpike extension project are valid under state law.

After an error in property valuation led to a $10.3 million revenue shortfall, Pearland, Texas, officials approved plans to restructure debt and help balance its fiscal 2023 budget.

The hospitals are facing higher costs amid dwindling pandemic-related federal aid, although urban facilities are faring better than those in rural areas.

Stratton Law Firm is working on a couple of high-profile municipal bond deals in Tempe and Mesa.

Texas trails only Florida for first-time payment defaults on bonds issued for senior health and living facilities for seniors since 2009, according to MMA data.

Projected available capacity for the Permanent School Fund's bond guarantee program fell to $653 million at the end of October from $3.52 billion the previous month.

The ruling marks the first major defeat for OTA in lawsuits seeking to derail its plan for a $5 billion, bond-financed extension project.

The team has pledged to launch a petition drive to place the project on the May 16 city ballot.

The developer is seeking as much as $230 million of bonds issued by a community facilities district to pay for cleaning up a landfill and improving infrastructure for the $2.1 billion multi-use project.

Leading Life Senior Living in 2020 defaulted on $30.275 million of bonds it sold in 2017 through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to purchase two memory care facilities.

The rating agency raised the system's subordinate-lien general airport revenue bond rating to A-plus from A with a stable outlook amid increased enplanements.

A full review of the deal pushes its consideration by the Texas Bond Review Board into January.

Property owners in the path of a $5 billion highway extension and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority are fighting over whether state statutes allow for the issuance of bonds for the project.