Colorado

Office sectors in some Southwest cities, including Houston, are stressed due to elevated vacancy rates that may lower assessed values and property tax revenue.

Cities and states in the Southwest are making affordable housing a funding priority through voter-approved general obligation bonds or in their budgets.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1 billion.

A new law creates a commission to recommend changes to address rising property tax bills and ensure the system is sustainable for local governments and school districts.

Flush with bond authorization from the Nov. 7 election, officials are formulating issuance plans, while Colorado's governor called lawmakers back to session after a property tax cut measure was defeated by voters.

The rating agency cited ongoing positive financial and enplanement trends at the airport, which is planning a refunding.

Public schools account for most of the $28.48 billion of bonds on Texas ballots Nov. 7.

States use tax proceeds in a way that appeals to voters because recreational marijuana is often legalized through a referendum process.

States nationwide saw slower general fund revenue growth in fiscal 2023 after gains the previous two fiscal years fueled by high inflation and federal stimulus.

As the Republican-controlled state House and Senate remain divided on how to deliver a historic tax cut, the governor vetoed dozens of bills to pressure lawmakers.

The oil companies had petitioned the justices to have climate change lawsuits brought by state and local governments heard in federal courts instead of state courts.

A bill to prevent developers from buying bonds issued by their metropolitan districts died, but another measure limiting interest rates in such cases was enacted.

The Uinta Basin railway is asking the DOT to authorize up to $2 billion of PABs for the project, which would move oil to market from northeast Utah.

As revenue collections climb, governors are laying out plans to reduce property, sales, and income taxes.

Total November volume stood at $19.712 billion, the lightest of any month year-to-date, in 527 versus $37.073 billion in 1,055 issues a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.

Rising property values will help keep the $3.56 billion of new bonds manageable, particularly if issuance is spread over multiple years, rating analysts said.

Jared Polis' $42.7 billion all-funds spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 includes a $16.7 billion general fund with a $2.174 billion reserve.

The upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday has led to a lighter new-issue calendar with $2.72 billion on tap.

Triple-A curves were a touch firmer in spots as secondary trading took a backseat to the larger primary activity with Connecticut and Massachusetts pricing general obligation bonds, a large CommonSpirit healthcare and several competitive issues led by Rhode Island GOs.

The nation's largest not-for-profit health system returns to the market with a mix of new money and refunding debt offering tax-exempts and taxables.