Arkansas

With a strong, fourth-quarter kick, bond volume in the Southwest set a second consecutive record at $83.4 billion, surpassing the 2015 total by 7.2%, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

Extending a temporary sales tax to keep Arkansas roads in good shape preferred by voters in new statewide funding study.

Energy-producing states affected by two years of deterioration in natural resource prices can expect continued global headwinds to pressure revenues, according to Fitch Ratings.

Arkansas voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to lift a state constitutional limit on general obligation bonds for large development projects. They will also decide whether to legalize medical marijuana use.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will propose a highway funding plan to the 2017 General Assembly that includes a gas tax hike.

The University of Arkansas will join the college football stadium arms race with a $115 million bond issue for the Razorbacks’ home field.

Arkansas will study whether tolled lanes are the best way to finance a 14-mile segment of a new interstate highway.

Issuers in the Southwest sold $42.85 billion of bonds in the first half of 2016, only 0.6% behind the record pace of the same period last year, according to Thomson Reuters data.

After ending the 2016 fiscal year with a surplus, Arkansas began the new fiscal year with revenues running 1.7% below projections, officials said.

A decision to delay an $83 million refunding until Britons voted on an exit from the European Union proved highly rewarding for Arkansas as interest-rate savings far surpassed earlier expectations, according to those involved in the sale.