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The state's appropriation backed debt was also upgraded.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- The city ended 2016 with a deficit, affirming Mayor Tony George's warning that the $51.5 million general fund budget he inherited upon taking office last year would not balance.

The city of Mineral Wells now has a plan for its bond program, one that will give voters two opportunities to decide the projects they would like to see completed.

The Sherman Independent School District's Citizens Advisory Committee agreed on a minimum $170 million bond package.

Keeping the seven priorities for a potential bond proposal in place, Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Tom Crowe told bond advisory committee members Thursday the possible cost has been reduced.

With a new school year around the corner for Chisholm Public Schools comes the need for expansion of the district.

Road-related revenues are not keeping pace with the demand for highway and transit improvements.

Revenue volatility and bond-rating agency opinions can complicate states' rainy-day planning.

The reduction is slightly smaller than 6.9% cut in the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30.

West Coast ports will benefit from the early extension of a longshoremen’s contract, Moody’s Investors Service says