Richard Williamson

Oil and gas producers in Colorado won a significant legal victory Thursday, as a state district court struck down a local on hydraulic fracturing within city limits.

Despite ongoing federal court battles over the fate of the nation's health insurance system, Utah's Intermountain Healthcare Services found a receptive muni market when it priced $158 million of tax-exempt bonds July 22, officials said.

A year after voters rejected a $99 million bond issue that included a controversial football stadium, Katy Independent School District is considering a $748 million proposal that includes a cheaper stadium.

Texas will provide nearly $6 million in subsidies for Charles Schwab Corp. to add a new center in El Paso and expand its Austin operation, Gov. Rick Perry said.

Houston saved about $16.6 million on $372 million of new money and refunding issues over a two-day period, controller Ronald Green told The Bond Buyer.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a frequent critic of federal spending, is urging Congress not to cut funding for military bases in the Sunflower State.

The plight of State Highway 130 outside Austin, Texas, is a stark example of the risks involved in building toll roads in undeveloped areas, according to Fitch Ratings.

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has crossed the 60% funding threshold for its pension fund with strong investment returns.

The online securities auction site Zions Direct – intent on becoming the "eBay of fixed income" -- is looking for a chance to price its first municipal primary market issue, according to chairman David Hemingway.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the state will appeal a state district court order to restore $1.6 billion in school funding.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will leave a decision on statewide oil and gas drilling restrictions to voters instead of calling a special session.

Two former attorneys general for Utah, Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow, took bribes in criminal and civil cases, prosecutors said in charges filed in the state's 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded University Medical Center Corp.'s $330 million of debt to Baa2 and retained a negative outlook as a possible sale of the Tucson, Ariz. hospital develops.

The New Mexico Finance Authority will raise $57 million for its public project revolving loan fund with a competitive sale of revenue bonds.

Unpaid medical bills dropped 31% in the first four months of the year after Arizona expanded Medicaid coverage to the working poor, according to a survey by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Moody's Investors Service shifted its outlook on Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority's A1 rating to negative after a court overturned the car-rental tax backing $282 million of stadium bonds.

The State Highway 130 Concession Co. that operates a new, lightly traveled toll road outside Austin says it has reached new terms with its lenders and is not in default.

The Kansas Department of Transportation will bring $250 million of new money revenue bonds to market for major construction projects under its T-Works program.

After being thwarted in the 2013 legislative session, the University of Texas Board of Regents agreed to seek $1.9 billion of tuition revenue bonds in the 2015 session.

Laredo Community College plans to begin construction this fall on a health sciences center and other campus additions with proceeds from $100 million of general obligation bonds.