Richard Williamson

With the heavily traveled Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River closed for repairs, Arkansas and Tennessee are seeking federal aid to cover the cost.

Colorado lawmakers are working on a $5 billion funding proposal for transportation; this week's $500 million debt issue targets immediate needs.

Lawmakers, buoyed by rising revenue estimates, overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of tax cut legislation.

Arizona and neighboring states are preparing for the first mandatory cuts in water from the Colorado River after 20 years of drought.

“Our net present value savings were $191.5 million or a record-setting 29%," said North Texas Tollway Authority Chief Financial Officer Horatio Porter.

The numbers are driven by record oil and gas production tax collections and increases in sales and income tax payments, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said.

The measure expands opportunity for lower-income students and broadens geographical reach of college, backers say.

With help from a flood of federal funding, Colorado lawmakers were able to restore funds lost in the pandemic.

A year after the pandemic struck the nation's economy, Texas sales tax collections hit an all-time record for April.

The chief opponent of the measure is the Arizona Board of Regents that governs the state’s three public universities.

The $8.5 billion on the ballots included $6.5 billion for schools, $1.6 billion for cities, $319 million for counties and $139 million for community colleges.

The North Texas Tollway Authority will sell a mix of taxable first-tier and tax-exempt second-tier bonds in the refunding transaction.

The Texas House rejected a proposal to expand coverage for Texans who have low-paying jobs that do not provide health insurance.

A year after the traditional May bond elections were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Texans will consider bonds for local issuers, mostly schools.

The school's debt load will reach $1 billion and Moody's says it's "uncertain" the college can "sustainably return to stonger operating performance."

New Mexico joins neighboring states Arizona and Colorado in legalizing marijuana sales with an eye toward higher state revenue.

S&P Global Ratings lifted its outlook for the North Texas Tollway Authority as it prepares to refund $850 million of debt.

Anticipating a flood of funding from President Biden's infrastructure plan, states are positioning for an expansion of broadband to rural and underserved areas.

A year after its S&P outlook turned negative, Oklahoma is back to a stable position on strong financial management during COVID.

S&P Global downgrades Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to BBB-plus amid plans to reduce coal consumption and lower costs for members.