Karen Pierog

Bond issuance in the Southwest region was down 10.1% to $40.8 billion from January through June compared to the same period in 2021.

Dallas would issue about $1.8 billion of revenue bonds starting next year for the convention center project.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has until Feb. 5, 2023, to resolve lawsuits and get court validation.

The controversial Chapter 313 program's property tax breaks will not be offered after Dec. 31, 2022.

Oklahoma's first utility securitization bond deal related to 2021's Winter Storm Uri continued to attract criticism from a state regulator who called for an independent review.

A study commissioned by Orem, Utah, found that creating a school district within the city's boundaries is feasible.

Several states are holding sales tax holidays for school supplies and other items amid strong revenue collections, although critics say they will do little to ease the impact of high inflation.

A rating upgrade by Moody's Investors Service means Minnesota has triple-A ratings from three major rating agencies.

Property owners want to halt approval of bonds for the Oklahoma Turnpike extensions.

As the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin are moving ahead with expansions of their convention centers.

While an Oklahoma regulatory official said the bond sale's results for ratepayers was “simply horrifying,” the rapid increase in U.S. Treasury and municipal interest rates since the start of the year were directly correlated.

A heat wave blasting Texas and other states is unlikely to lead to days-long blackouts as 2021's Winter Storm Uri did, the rating agency said.

Arizona's law offers vouchers to all parents to choose where their children are educated at taxpayer expense. The impact on public school finances is uncertain.

The lack of a TRANs deal will put off a test of how competitive bidding for the debt may be impacted by the state’s pro-firearm and fossil fuel policies that have sidelined a few big underwriting firms.

Officials in New Mexico's state capital are fretting that late audited financials audit could lead the state to withhold state bond proceeds for city projects.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is seeking approval from a state oversight council for bonds to begin funding an expansion project that faces two lawsuits.

Seventeen months after Winter Storm Uri hit the Southwest, state-sanctioned securitizations are queuing up to mitigate a huge spike in energy costs for customers, with an Oklahoma deal the latest to price.

High energy prices and low unemployment have aided Oklahoma’s economy.

Denver International Airport returns to the municipal market boosted by a rating upgrade as it recovers from passenger and revenue losses in the pandemic.

The CFO will be joining Dallas Area Rapid Transit starting July 18.