Wyoming

Issuance was down 27% in the region from the first half of 2017, and almost 30% in California, its largest market.

Registered voters in Laramie County will decide on Tuesday whether they want to pay additional property taxes to renovate local college buildings.

Primary market volume in California and the Far West region rose in the first half even as the national figure was down.

Laramie County may see a special election this fall.

S&P Global Ratings said it has lowered its issuer credit rating (ICR) on the State of Wyoming to AA-plus from AAA, and lowered its associated school district guarantee program rating on Fremont County School District No. 1 to AA-plus from AAA.

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.

Wyoming’s governor and other leaders are trying to diversify the energy-dependent state’s economy.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

The Wyoming legislature is considering a bill that would essentially ban major types of renewable energy in the coal revenue-dependent state.

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