Oklahoma

Oklahoma lawmakers remain divided about how to fill a $900 million shortfall.

Duncan Public Schools, Okla., (DPS) is hoping to get voters down to an open house so they can get the information they need about the transportation aspect of the school bond up for vote on May 9.

City councilors took the first step to wrap up projects included in the city's 2012 General Obligation Bond issue.

The Rogers County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution Monday during its regular board meeting to refinance two bond issues to a lower fixed rate than the current rate.

State funding for education continues to be a concern at Stillwater Public Schools, but administrators and the board of education also have their eyes focused on future construction and renovation projects.

Bank of Oklahoma Financial wants a federal judge to throw out a class action that alleges the bank failed in its trustee role.

Hennessey, Okla., Public Schools patrons approved a $15.49 million bond issue Tuesday.

While some states celebrated President Trump's reversal of the Clean Power Plan and others filed lawsuits, public utilities are expected to continue moves away from coal.

Investors with holdings in municipal conduit bonds that have been the subject of recent SEC enforcement actions over fraudulent commingling of assets are suing Bank of Oklahoma Financial, which served as the trustee for many of the faulty offerings.

Beset by a slumbering energy economy, Oklahoma City is counting on its top bond ratings to attract investors to $90 million of general obligation paper it is selling competitively.

Private investment plan revives long-stalled Oklahoma highway project to complete a road loop around Tulsa.

For the second month in a row, Oklahoma reported positive revenue collections in February over the same month last year, state Treasurer Ken Miller said.

Oklahoma expects strong demand for $70 million of capitol repair bonds despite an S&P downgrade and continuing struggles to cover a nearly $900 million revenue shortfall.

Facing continuing revenue shortages, Oklahoma was downgraded to to AA from AA-plus by S&P Global Ratings.

In a far-reaching state-of-the-state address, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin called for a $350 million bond program to finance infrastructure, a fuel-tax increase to build roads, raises for teachers and elimination of the state income tax.

Most of the oil states have gone into recession, S&P Global Ratings said in a new report.

For the fifth straight year, Oklahoma lawmakers will begin the budget process with lower revenues than the previous year as the state's energy slump continues.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority plans to price $480 million of toll revenue bonds in January after the state Supreme Court shielded the debt from future litigation.

For the second month in a row, Oklahoma’s tax collections from the production of oil and natural gas in November surpassed collections from the same month last year, while revenues from all sources continued to fall, according to State Treasurer Ken Miller.

A request for state Supreme Court validation on $420 million of toll revenue bonds has sidelined the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority deal as rates rose in post-election investor uncertainty.