Southwest

State treasurers are sticking to a basic message about the use of tax-exempt bonds to finance public infrastructure.

Issuers are coming to market in droves this week as they try to take advantage of excellent market conditions and get deals done before upcoming holiday shortened week.

Gov. Doug Ducey's $12.3 billion budget proposal would slightly increase the state's reserves.

Municipal investors should go long as the short end is expensive, strategists say.

It's a win-win situation for both buyers and sellers as volume continues to flow into the market.

The muni market was weaker again on Wednesday with yields on the rise, yet that did not slow down the primary. It did not matter if it was tax-exempt or taxable — they were gone in a flash.

After a record year of sales tax revenue, Texas continued to grow collections in the first month of 2020.

Buoyed by rising revenues over the past two years, Oklahoma must continue to guard against a downturn, Kevin Stitt said.

The municipal market has been on a tear in terms of fundamentals and technicals that are driving the market and there isn’t much in the near-term likely to stymie that tone.

After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.