New Mexico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled the free-tuition plan amid declining enrollment at the state's universities.

An estimated $80 million project that promises to create more than 1,000 temporary construction jobs is closer to reality after Mayor Alan Webber and a City Council majority agreed Wednesday to lend the city's name to a bond financing deal.

Refundings rebounded in the first half of 2019, but total bond volume across the Southwest fell to a six-year low.

A proposal to develop a Santa Fe facility for high-pressure food processing is one step closer to reality.

State lawmakers at this year’s session provided $993 million for 1,600 bond-funded projects around the state.

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 pinch comes from shrinking enrollment, rising tuition, falling state support and new barriers to international students.

After decades of managing risk for investment clients in volatile markets, Thornburg managing director Chris Ryon is preparing to retire at the end of the year.

All of the nation's top producing states can look for a smoother ride in 2019, S&P analysts say.

The fate of three coal-fired power plants located either in or near the Navajo Nation is murky as utilities seek cheaper, cleaner generation.

The New Mexico capital claims the state's first certified green bonds and first anaerobic wastewater treatment plant with Climate Bond Initiative certification.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

Texas service sector activity continued to expand in September, according the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Otero, N.M., County Board of Commissioners is suing a major Albuquerque-based law firm for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.

S&P boosted the outlook on New Mexico's AA rating to stable from negative.

New Mexico found a no-cost escape route from troublesome swap agreements with a $67 million termination fee.

Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.

Regional shifts in population portend credit challenges for U.S. states, Fitch Ratings analysts say.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.