Colorado

Nearly 20 years after the airport opened, Denver International Airport is restructuring variable-rate debt as part of a deal that adds a decade to the lease of its major carrier United Airlines by reducing carrier operating costs.

A growing number of school districts are showing signs of fiscal stress, acoording to a report from the Colorado State Audtor.

Marijuana legalization has failed to live up to the hype in terms of its impact on state economies, according to the three major rating agencies.

Texas emerged as the top state in bond volume in the first half of 2014 as issuance across the Southwest rose 1.9% compared to the same time last year, data from Thomson Reuters shows.

A bitter campaign over limiting oil and gas operations in Colorado is sidelined by Gov. John Hickenlooper's deal with environmentalists and energy producers.

Denver's fifth annual attempt to popularize its debt among its citizens proved successful with $12 million of "Mini-Bonds" sold in about an hour.

Oil and gas producers in Colorado won a significant legal victory Thursday, as a state district court struck down a local on hydraulic fracturing within city limits.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will leave a decision on statewide oil and gas drilling restrictions to voters instead of calling a special session.

For the fourth year in a row, Colorado will issue $500 million of top-rated notes to cover cash flow.

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the A1 rating on Denver Airport Enterprise's $3.72 billion of revenue bonds and raised the outlook to stable from negative.

A positive outlook from Fitch Ratings on E-470 Public Highway Authority signals a possible upgrade on the tollway's BBB-minus credit.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has vetoed a bill that imposed limits on public-private partnerships for transportation projects in the state.

Colorado's Regional Transportation District has already broken ground on its new North Rail Line that will be financed with $431 million of debt going to market Thursday.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to A2 from Aa3 the underlying rating for Pueblo County School District 70 in southern Colorado and retained a negative outlook.

Facing financial straits the Regional Transportation District is considering using bus rapid transit instead of a costly rail line to Denver's northwestern suburbs.

The credit rating of Colorado Springs Utilities is expected to withstand the impact of a fire that shut down the Martin Drake coal-fired power plant, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Cost overruns at the overdue South Terminal at Denver International Airport pose "significant budget risk," according to Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher.

Colorado spending will increase by about $2 billion under a $23 billion budget signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on April 30.

A $1.8 billion plan to eliminate an Interstate 70 viaduct built in the 1960s wins Denver City Council support.

Tax revenues from recreational marijuana in Colorado are exceeding pre-legalization expectations and will continue to grow, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report.