Arkansas

Municipal bond volume across the eight-state Southwest region in 2017 fell 9% below its 2016 record.

Phillips County will get a new jail and law enforcement facility.

A big drop-off in Texas and a decline in refundings took a bite out of the municipal bond business in the Southwest.

Financial advisers for the city of Pine Bluff, Ark., on Monday re-sold bonds originally issued in 2011 in a move expected to save nearly $1 million over the life of the city's bond payments.

Pine Bluff, Ark., officials on Friday listened to a presentation to restructure bonds to fund construction of an aquatic center and downtown street improvements.

Arkansas House defeats plan to raise taxes by $200 million per year to support road bonds.

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.