Oklahoma

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma will submit an application to the U.S. Department of Energy for their HALO Hub, which involves public-private partnerships.

Oil and natural gas-related taxes and payments are driving projected increases in the state's general fund and stirring concerns about a future revenue drop.

A previous measure prohibiting government contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry fell short of passing the 2022 legislature.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will determine if bonds to initially fund a turnpike extension project are valid under state law.

Texas trails only Florida for first-time payment defaults on bonds issued for senior health and living facilities for seniors since 2009, according to MMA data.

The ruling marks the first major defeat for OTA in lawsuits seeking to derail its plan for a $5 billion, bond-financed extension project.

Leading Life Senior Living in 2020 defaulted on $30.275 million of bonds it sold in 2017 through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to purchase two memory care facilities.

Property owners in the path of a $5 billion highway extension and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority are fighting over whether state statutes allow for the issuance of bonds for the project.

Opponents of Oklahoma Turnpike extensions are calling for limits on the agency's ability to issue bonds and raise tolls.

With Texas reporting a double-digit revenue increase in fiscal 2022 and projecting a record budget surplus, Gov. Greg Abbott wants a large property tax cut.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has asked the state Supreme Court to validate bonds that would commence funding for a $5 billion, 15-year extension project.

Kansas Gas Service is the third division of Tulsa-based ONE Gas, Inc., to participate in a state-sanctioned securitization related to Winter Storm Uri.

A county judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging Open Meeting Act violations on the part of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will remain in his court unless the state supreme court chooses to exercise original jurisdiction.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has until Feb. 5, 2023, to resolve lawsuits and get court validation.

Oklahoma's first utility securitization bond deal related to 2021's Winter Storm Uri continued to attract criticism from a state regulator who called for an independent review.

Property owners want to halt approval of bonds for the Oklahoma Turnpike extensions.

While an Oklahoma regulatory official said the bond sale's results for ratepayers was “simply horrifying,” the rapid increase in U.S. Treasury and municipal interest rates since the start of the year were directly correlated.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is seeking approval from a state oversight council for bonds to begin funding an expansion project that faces two lawsuits.

The $11-billion-plus calendar is the largest in eight weeks and includes two large high-grade issuers which may entice buyers into the market.

Seventeen months after Winter Storm Uri hit the Southwest, state-sanctioned securitizations are queuing up to mitigate a huge spike in energy costs for customers, with an Oklahoma deal the latest to price.