Arizona

In the wake of the third failed attempt to find a buyer for the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes, the city of Glendale, Ariz., is seeking a manager for the city-owned arena that serves as the team's home.

Phoenix would face a $55 million revenue gap in fiscal 2014 if an emergency 2% sales tax is repealed two years before its sunset date.

The Arizona School Facilities Board will refund more than a third of its outstanding debt with $315.4 million of taxable revenue bonds in a negotiated deal scheduled to price Tuesday.

Phoenix voters approve changes in the city's pension program that could save the city $600 million over 25 years.

Phoenix voters will decide March 12 on proposed changes to the city's pension fund that could save more than $600 million over 25 years.

Maricopa County Community College District will raise its property tax rate and tuition as state aid continues to decline.

Mesa will get $8.2 million to finance upgrades to a spring training home for the Oakland Athletics, but not until 2020.

Scottsdale city officials are considering asking voters for a sales tax increase to fund deferred arts and culture projects.

Bonds for the city of Glendale, Ariz.'s $230 million Jobing.com arena appear to be holding their value, despite the city's latest failure to complete a sale of the Phoenix Coyotes National Hockey League team that plays there.

Amid major changes in health-care finance, Phoenix Children's Hospital will refund $284.6 million of revenue bonds used to build an 11-story tower.

Arizona plans to price $706 million of highway revenue bonds Wednesday as the legislature begins considering how to distribute the state's rebounding revenues.

Arizona State University plans to issue $112 million of revenue bonds in a deal that comes a week before the Arizona Legislature convenes to consider education spending measures.

Standard & Poor's shifted its outlook to stable from negative as the Arizona Transportation Board plans to issue $712 million of revenue bonds after the first of the year.

The Phoenix City Council adopted a one-year tax on local hospitals to generate up to $130 million a year as matching funds for federal healthcare.

Glendale, Ariz., took a second downgrade on its general obligation bonds Wednesday as the Phoenix suburb refunded $239.9 million of debt issued for professional sports facilities.

After a ratings downgrade triggered by its commitment to the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes, Glendale, Ariz., is restructuring its debt for professional sports facilities with $230 million of taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds.

Maricopa County Unified School District 97, Ariz., expects to issue up to $24 million of general obligation bonds by late January from a $148 million authorization approved by voters in 2008.

The Glendale, Ariz. City Council approved a $308 million, 20-year management agreement to keep the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes in the city's bond-financed Jobing.com Arena.

The Glendale, Ariz. city council will consider an arena management agreement Tuesday that could keep the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey team in the city-owned Jobing.com Arena

Mesa is on track to bring in more than the $131 million of sales tax revenue expected in fiscal 2013, officials said last week in the city’s latest financial report.