Southwest

For the first time in nearly two years, Oklahoma’s tax collections from the production of oil and natural gas in October surpassed those from the same month the previous year.

Arizona's Salt River Project is gearing up for a $720 million refunding deal next week.

As voters in other Texas school districts consider bond issues to build new classrooms, those in the Houston Independent School District will decide how to hand over $162 million of tax revenue to the state.

Colorado voters Tuesday will consider a measure to create the nation's first universal health care system.

A recent trend of seeing Texas revenues fall short of projections was reversed by a slight increase in October, according to state Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

Kansas collected $12.7 million less revenue than anticipated in October, continuing a trend that has forced the state to reduce spending.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper wants to cut $191 million from state highway budget.

Making a big leap west, Missouri-based Gilmore & Bell PC snared an eight-lawyer public finance team from Ballard Spahr LLP’s Salt Lake City office.

Arkansas voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to lift a state constitutional limit on general obligation bonds for large development projects. They will also decide whether to legalize medical marijuana use.

A proposal to raise the Oklahoma sales tax by one cent would give teachers a raise if voters approve. The Sooner State ranks 49th among states in teacher pay, according to recent studies.