Oklahoma

The letter from officials in Democrat strongholds asked the rating agencies to maintain their focus on financial analytics in viewing energy-dependence, rather than being swayed by the political winds.

A federal appeals court panel stayed a lower court decision that found the 2021 state law to be unconstitutional.

The revenue bonds would continue financing for a 15-year, $8.2 billion program to widen existing toll roads and build new ones.

Actions this legislative session include a ballot measure to tighten caps on property assessment growth and allowing bond issuance for charter schools.

The $762.4 million revenue bond deal will help finance a 750,000-square-foot arena to be named the Continental Coliseum, where the NBA's Thunder will play.

Fitch, Moody's, and S&P were sent a letter from 23 GOP state attorneys general over the use of ESG factors related to fossil fuel in negative rating actions.

The state Supreme Court's ruling comes in a case that targeted the 2022 issuance of nearly $687 million of ratepayer-backed bonds for a utility company.

The Middle East conflict sent oil prices higher, potentially benefitting energy producing states, although heightened inflation risks could hit budgets.

The state Supreme Court's decision did not address the 2022 law's governmental contract ban for businesses deemed to be "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.

The exemption from state income taxes for Native Americans who live and work on federally designated tribal reservation land was at issue in the case.

The current 18,000-seat facility cost $87.7 million, and the city covered the cost with cash from its penny sales tax.

The $12.78 billion fiscal 2027 budget agreement unveiled by Republican officials comes as lawmakers prepare for looming federal Medicaid funding cuts.

State authorization for $1.35 billion of taxable ratepayer-backed bonds sold in 2022 for Oklahoma Natural Gas Company is being contested in court.

The rating agency cited the state's sustained improvements in fiscal management and robust reserves.

The audit did not quell calls for greater transparency and oversight for the authority as it continues a bond-financed expansion program.

Appeals challenging authorization for $1.45 billion of ratepayer-backed bonds sold in the wake of a 2021 winter storm are in the hands of the high court.

The city of Olathe and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas, signaled support for a state bond plan to move the team from Missouri.

A federal court decision enjoins the state from enforcing a 2021 law that penalizes investment banks and others for "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.

A plan before county commissioners to put a 0.625% permanent sales tax on the April ballot to complete a bond-financed jail project failed to advance.

Fiscal 2027 budget proposals are being rolled out against a backdrop of unclear impacts from federal tax cuts and policy changes.