Nevada

The highest-ranked states were mostly west of the Mississippi River, driven by expanding economies and population growth.

Utilities serving 40 million people and 5 million acres of irrigated farm land agreed to a federal plan to keep water flowing amid a two-decade drought.

The region's 2018 new money bond sales were up 2% year-over-year, but refundings fell 57%.

Democratic control of the House of Representatives may lower the barrier to sustainable transportation funding, said Bond Buyer conference participants.

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Nevada's AA rating to positive from stable.

Brightline, which runs a passenger train service in Florida, is taking over the XpressWest project.

Municipal bond buyers will see a varied group of issuers come to market this week, led by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Moody's boosted the revenue bond rating of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to Aa3.

Moody's Investors Service took the Nevada city up to Baa1.

S&P Global Ratings looked to 2017's California wildfires to understand the credit implications of this year's blazes.

Issuance was down 27% in the region from the first half of 2017, and almost 30% in California, its largest market.

Driverless cars raise questions about how California and its cities should solve transportation infrastructure problems.

Democrat Zach Conine, a Las Vegas businessman, will face Republican Bob Beers in the open-seat state treasurer’s race.

Clark County, Nev.’s $648 million Las Vegas stadium bond deal for the NFL’s Raiders is the first since Congress toyed with the idea last year of eliminating the tax-exemption for sports facilities.

Clark County will price $647 million in general obligation bonds Wednesday for the NFL stadium.

Reno's ratings raised to A-plus with an economic boost from tech companies.

New money sales made up for a drop in refundings, pushing the region past $95 billion of volume.

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The nonprofit rail company responsible for one of the largest defaults may sell bonds for an extension.

The use of reserves was cited in the downgrade of Las Vegas' Clark County School District.