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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.

International enrollment is declining as the higher education sector becomes more tuition dependent.

Two former Texas school finance administrators, Oscar Cardenas and Steve Murray, joined Baird's public finance team.

New Mexico lawmakers prepare to meet this month buoyed by an improved revenue forecast.

Despite the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Texas's November sales tax revenue soared 11% to a record $2.78 billion.

Texas state pensions bear the third-highest risk of a downturn-driven "budget shock" behind Alaska and Connecticut, according to Moody's Investors Service.

“Hurricane Harvey does not appear to have had a significant net effect on state sales tax revenue,” said state Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

Oklahoma's Republican leaders agreed to increase taxes on cigarettes and fuel to stabilize the budget.

The $361 million student housing complex achieved less than half of its expected occupancy in its first year.

One city has been placed on credit watch as a clearer picture of the storm's damage emerges.

The system reported strong investor demand for $350 million of taxable debt earlier in the week.