Idaho

Housing officials in several cities are already laying the groundwork that will enable them to take advantage of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed by Congress earlier this year even though funding has not yet been appropriated.

Northwest Nazarene University, an Idaho private Christian college, had its ratings outlook revised to positive.

The ultimately unrealized threat to the municipal bond tax-exemption and infrastructure needs were among the drivers of bond sales.

After the University of Idaho canceled plans to buy the for-profit online University of Phoenix, Moody's Ratings removed the school from watch for downgrade.

The deal to buy the for-profit University of Phoenix faced opposition from the state attorney general and lawmakers and rating agency questions.

The nonprofit Wood River Community Housing Trust uses municipal bonds as part of its toolkit to finance workforce housing in the pricey Sun Valley, Idaho, area.

Issuance in the Far West was up 30.8% year-over-year to $98.9 billion. Muni market observers say issuers tried to beat the uncertainties of the election.

A dispute over open meetings laws has stalled progress on UI's plans to purchase online University of Phoenix.

U of I's plans to issue debt ahead of the expiration of a non-binding agreement in May were challenged by a state high court decision to hear an appeal and an Idaho House of Representatives resolution.

"I think we are starting toward higher volume," said Raul Amezcua, senior director at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co.

Moody's Investors Service placed the university under review for downgrade, citing in part debt that would be issued to purchase the University of Phoenix.

The governor proposed state funding for schools to slow the rise in property taxes. His Idaho Works program would provide $50 million toward $800 million in bonds to pay for water and transportation projects.

Lawmakers resurrected a bill vetoed by Gov. Brad Little after amending it to remove a clause that jeopardized a transportation bond deal.

Turmoil at the community college has placed its accreditation in jeopardy and resulted in a rating downgrade.

Idaho and Wyoming have joined other red states in introducing legislation that would ban from state business banks that have engaged in so-called boycotts of energy and gun companies.

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems is advancing the nation's first small modular reactor, a $6 billion project supporters say is the future of nuclear energy.

Plans to float a bond for a high school and other expansion projects grew out of a six-month planning process.

Elected officials in Republican-dominated states say S&P Global Ratings, by introducing ESG analysis, is politicizing the ratings process or even possibly acting illegally.

Idaho will bring its inaugural issuance tapping a new transportation funding stream supported by sales taxes.

Forty-one of the state's 115 school districts are floating bond measures or seeking tax levy increases.