Richard Williamson

The $31 billion spending plan takes a cautious approach to spending after failed efforts to bond for transportation.

The top three bond proposals — all in excess of $1 billion — won easy approval even as some large school district measures fell short.

Thieves stripped copper wiring and appliances, Newton County officials said.

Utilities serving 40 million people and 5 million acres of irrigated farm land agreed to a federal plan to keep water flowing amid a two-decade drought.

The state continues to set records for monthly sales tax collections, despite signs that oil production is facing uncertain demand.

Bonds issued under Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback would be paid off more rapidly under a proposal from his Democratic successor, Laura Kelly.

The nation's No. 2 financial advisory services firm is hiring municipal executives in Ohio and Michigan.

Long Beach, California, is seeking a second TIFIA loan for its Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

Raymond James plans to enhance its standing in Texas public school finance with the addition of Curtil Culwell, who was superintendent of three different school districts.

The Little Rock-based firm added Matthew Johansen as a senior vice president.

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota are vulnerable to a trade war, Moody's Investors Service says.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

Healthcare giant Catholic Health Initiatives now has a stable outlook on its Baa1 rating from Moody's Investors Service.

County commissioners asked Gov. Greg Abbott for permission to schedule an election for a flood-prevention bond proposal on Aug. 25.

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a $28.9 billion state budget.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Oklahoma has raised taxes to deal with a teachers strike, a credit positive step, says Moody's Investors Service.

Many teachers went on strike Monday after state lawmakers approved a pay raise that represented about half of what they sought.

The nation's leading municipal bond counsel expects to gain a significant edge through artificial intelligence and related technology.

With fewer incentives to buy tax-exempt debt under the new tax law, Texas municipal bond industry leaders confront a changing market.