Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority asked the court to approve $500 million of bonds to jumpstart funding for a $5 billion extension project.

The measure, which passed both legislative chambers in lopsided votes, would strip the governor of his sole ability to appoint turnpike board members.

The resignation comes after the bank was placed on the state treasurer's list of fossil fuel industry boycotters.

The placement of Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank of America on the list makes them ineligible for state and local government contracts.

The House is holding onto the bill until an agreement is reached with the Senate on public school funding.

Ongoing litigation and a state investigative audit could impact bonds for a $5 billion expansion even if the debt is validated by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

The growth in March tax collections reported by the states was less robust than a year earlier.

The measure, which passed with slim vote margins in the Republican-controlled legislature, could drive banks out of the state's market, according to the governor.

The House and Senate differ in their approaches to lowering property taxes by billions of dollars as the state anticipates a record budget surplus.

Big national banks would be banned from state and local government contracts in Oklahoma if their policies "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

OTA has come under increased scrutiny as it embarks on a $5 billion, bond-financed project that has been challenged in court.

Legislation barring government contracts with companies that engage in a growing list of "boycotts" in their business dealings has popped up in several states.

The Arkansas LEARNS bill would create "education freedom" accounts to help cover private school expenses.

A controversial $5 billion bond-financed extension project spurred several bills that would alter the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's debt and other practices.

Gov. Greg Abbott used his State of the State address to fast track his priorities for the legislative session and drop a hint about an upcoming $100 billion transportation infrastructure plan.

Rising interest rates depressed refunding opportunities, but new money issuance rose amid demand for infrastructure to serve the region's growing population.

Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to tap surplus revenue to build up reserves and is once again asking the legislature to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries and pass an expanded school voucher program.

Todd Russ, who took office Jan. 9, is vetting banks and financial institutions to determine if they are 'boycotting' Oklahoma's fossil fuel industry.

The popularity of Arizona's universal school choice program, which pays for private schools, brought higher-than-projected costs and future budget impact.

While the turnpike authority is mulling an appeal of an Open Meeting Act violation judgment, lawyers for property owners are preparing to sue over money paid to contractors.