Nevada

The ratings on special district bonds issued for the Outlets at Legends, a shopping and entertainment district in northwestern Nevada have been on an upward trajectory for several years.

Continuing work on the state's one-year-old infrastructure bank tops the Democrat's list of second-term priorities.

Conine edged out Trump-supported Michelle Fiore for the treasurer's seat.

New-money volume was off in the Golden State and across the Far West, but refunding volume was down even more.

John Boyd, principal at The Boyd Company, chats with Chip Barnett about how the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid work has altered the way companies look at cities and states when they think about locations for their headquarters. (20 minutes)

Gov. Gavin Newsom's focus on voluntary water conservation has not brought much in the way of water conservation — consumption grew 19% year-over-year.

States face a multi-trillion infrastructure gap, which they need to address with a sense of urgency, a speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference said.

If state and local governments make progress on social problems with federal relief funds, it could be credit positive for them, Moody’s Investors Service said.

Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to dedicate $500 million in federal funds to developing affordable housing.

The city’s financial status was so distressed after the 2008 economic crash that there was talk of insolvency.

If Nevada surpasses $500 million in gaming revenues in December, it will become the greatest single-year total.

Arizona, Nevada and California agreed to bank more water in the rapidly shrinking Lake Mead as drought wreaks havoc on Colorado River water supplies.

Fitch cited the state's stronger-than-anticipated rebound from the pandemic's lows in revising the outlook on its AA-plus rating from negative.

New money volume in the Far West was up 31.9% to $29.5 billion, while refunding volume rose a more modest 11%.

Moody's revised the outlook on Nevada's GOs and COPs to stable from negative.

Brightline Holdings will wait until 2022 to try again to finance a passenger train to Las Vegas from Southern California with tax-exempt bonds.

Arizona and neighboring states are preparing for the first mandatory cuts in water from the Colorado River after 20 years of drought.

Gov. Steve Sisolak opted to form a joint committee to study the idea, rather than proposing legislation this session.

The three mining tax proposals would require a constitutional amendment because the current tax cap is baked into the constitution.

The second bankruptcy of the Las Vegas Monorail was much smaller than the first, and bondholder Preston Hollow LLC is getting paid a full $22 million.