Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law a package of bills that includes caps on spending authority for local cities and counties.

The Omaha City Council approved placing a $333.4 million GO bond deal on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen called a special legislative session for July 25 so lawmakers can consider his plan for property tax reform after his April attempt fell short.

Some public colleges in the Midwest are facing budgetary squeezes paired with programming directives from state legislators, a departure from trends elsewhere.

Bellevue, Nebraska plans to issue $60 million in municipal bonds and establish a "good life district" to build a 100,000-square-foot indoor water park.

LSEG Lipper reported Thursday that investors added $210.6 million to municipal bond mutual funds for the week ending Wednesday — the third consecutive week — after inflows of $898 million the week prior.

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

The district plans an aggressive capital program in the next few years to meet rising demand and transition away from coal-fired plants.

Illinois lawmakers' research arm projects more revenue in the current budget year but warns budget writers to proceed with caution in the next.

Nebraska's largest city plans to finance the downtown streetcar project with a mix of tax increment financing and lease purchase revenue bonds.

John Petr is now Kutak Rock chair and Hilary Jackler is vice chair

Nebraska is a pay-as-you-go state, which some say has stalled completion of its 600-mile expressway system.

States are well-positioned to emerge from COVID-19, the investment firm said in its annual grading.

Omaha voters will be asked in May to authorize $200 million of general obligation bonds.

The deal allows the university to shed a master trust indenture and concentrate its debt under the University of Nebraska Facilities Corp.

Moody's Investors Service said the uptick in prepaid gas volume reflects a wider spread between tax-exempt and taxable yields.

China's recently announced suspension of U.S. agricultural imports escalated trade-related risks to U.S. agriculture, said Fitch Ratings.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

Petr, who has been with the firm since 1987, most recently served as chair of Kutak Rock's public finance department in Omaha.

The residents of Waverly, Hickman and rural Lancaster County, Neb., would join Lincoln drivers in paying an annual wheel tax to fund county road and bridge improvements under a newly unveiled proposal.