Richard Williamson

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., plans to introduce legislation lifting the $800 million spending cap on construction of a Colorado Veterans Administration hospital that is late and over budget.

Moody's Investors Service has rated Oregon's upcoming issue of $412 million of lottery revenue bonds Aa2. The bonds for capital projects around the state are expected to price Jan. 8.

Citing a recent debt restructuring, Moody's Investors Service upgraded the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency two notches to Ba2.

Dallas closed on $529 million of bonds Dec. 22 after meeting strong market demand for the issue that included new money and refunding.

Costs for Oahu's $5.26 billion rail project are on pace to exceed the budget by at least $500 million, according to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.

The U.S. Department of Interior disbursed $13.4 billion generated by energy production on federal land to states and tribes in fiscal year 2014, a 5.6% decrease from the previous year, officials said.

Revenues for Texas Health Resources' Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas are back on track after falling 25% during an Ebola scare that claimed a patient's life and infected two nurses, according to a disclosure announcement.

Muni bond issuers in Texas posted updated disclosures to correct previous omissions under the Securities and Exchange Commission's MCDC initiative.

Denver International Airport must bear most of the $53 million cost to complete a rail segment into the airport, a Denver District Court judge ruled. DIA had claimed the cost was the Regional Transportation District's responsibility.

After eight years as Texas Comptroller, Susan Combs leaves office this month with a record her successors might find hard to match.

Standard & Poor's has issued its top rating to Harris County, Texas, based on the 'very strong' economy in the Houston area and three years of improvement in general fund balances.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Las Cruces Schools to Aa3 from Aa2, citing the New Mexico District's use of reserves for recurrent expenses.

The trustee for holders of $49 million of bonds has negotiated a delay in plans to close a privately operated jail in Livingston, Texas, whose revenues pay debt service.

As state and local governments struggled in the recession, debt grew faster than both revenues and expenditures, climbing 22% from $2.4 trillion in 2007 to $2.9 trillion in 2012.

Spending on fuel for cars and trucks in 2015 is expected to reach the lowest level in 11 years due to falling pump prices and more efficient engines, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Moody's Investors Service sees a stable outlook for public power in 2015, as an improving U.S. economy outweighs slowing demand for electricity.

Standard & Poor's on Dec. 12 downgraded El Paso County Hospital District's credit to A-plus from AA-minus, citing a weakened cash position.

Among the 10 states that account for nearly 78% of oil production in the U.S., Texas and California appear better insulated from falling prices because of their diverse economies, according to Fitch Ratings.

Standard & Poor's downgraded Colorado-based nonprofit healthcare giant Catholic Health Initiatives to A from A-plus and retained a negative outlook in a Dec. 15 report.

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and its partners hope to blaze a trail toward a carbon-free future through small modular nuclear reactors designed to overcome the problems of large nuclear plants.