Arkansas

The popularity of Arizona's universal school choice program, which pays for private schools, brought higher-than-projected costs and future budget impact.

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma will submit an application to the U.S. Department of Energy for their HALO Hub, which involves public-private partnerships.

With Texas reporting a double-digit revenue increase in fiscal 2022 and projecting a record budget surplus, Gov. Greg Abbott wants a large property tax cut.

April revenue collections set records in Southwest states as a strong economy and inflation boosted income and sales tax collections, although some officials are urging caution.

Crews & Associates, a top underwriter in Arkansas, eyes move into addirional states.

Ten states, includeing five in the Southeast, pre-pandemic employment levels in January, according to Fitch Ratings. In an update, the U.S. Labor Department reported Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in February.

The trouble stems from a West Virginia tender offer deal Crews & Associates recommended to an issuer.

Surrounded by history, Hot Springs, Arkansas, faces dual challenges as a national park and a city.

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.

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

With some light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences fund growth with $139 million of revenue bonds.

Among the measures, Arkansas voters voted to make a temporary transportation sales tax permanent and Arizona voters raised income taxes on high earners.

With data from the two worst months of the year so far, state and local analysts are beginning to size up expected revenue losses.

After seven months of surplus revenue, Arkansas seeks to avoid a deficit due to coronavirus fallout.

Cheryl Schluterman was president and chief financial officer of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

Refundings rebounded in the first half of 2019, but total bond volume across the Southwest fell to a six-year low.

A state authority priced $487 million of debt on behalf of Big River Steel, for a project to double the mill's capacity.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

With more than $3 billion of bond-financed stadium expansions recently completed or on the boards, college football programs are struggling to fill the seats.

The Conway City Council approved employee bonuses, equipment purchases and hospital improvement bonds on Tuesday.