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The rating agency cited the state's sustained improvements in fiscal management and robust reserves.

The Texas city's bond issue will mostly refinance short-term commercial paper into long-term debt and refund some callable Series 2015 bonds.

The 10th annual event, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 1, will take place next week with the participation of some key city officials.

Lucas Janda and Eduardo Cabrera have joined Nickel Hayden Advisors, bringing its staff of registered municipal advisors to seven, the Austin, Texas-based firm announced.

A detailed plan for issuing the bonds, which will be backed by an extension of a 1% special sales tax, is expected by May 15.

The audit did not quell calls for greater transparency and oversight for the authority as it continues a bond-financed expansion program.

A state judge ordered the Arizona Legislature to enact a system for funding public school facilities that is constitutional and set a timeframe for compliance.

Jeffrey Puzzullo is the fourth person to plead guilty in the now-notorious Legacy Cares case.

A lawsuit claims Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock illegally removed minority- and women-owned firms from a program created by the state legislature.

The drought-stricken Texas city welcomed the president's support for "a serious money ask" as it revisits a costly seawater desalination project.