Southwest

Colorado Senate has approved a $3.5 billion road note package that could go to voters in November.

Oklahoma’s monthly collection of tax revenue from the oil and gas industry hit the lowest level since 1999, state Treasurer Ken Miller said.

The top-rated Denver Board of Water Commissioners will price $100 million of revenue bonds for new projects and $70 million of refunding in a competitive sale.

Texas hospitals will continue to be reimbursed under the federal Medicaid program after the state received an extension of a waiver for 15 months, a positive credit factor for the state's nonprofit hospitals, according to ratings analysts.

Two hospital districts in the Permian Basin oil producing region of West Texas took downgrades from Moody’s Investors Service, one to speculative grade.

Developers of a proposed $12 billion Houston-Dallas bullet train want federal regulators to affirm their oversight of project.

The Arizona legislature worked into early Wednesday morning to finish a controversial $9.6 billion budget package.

After five months of declining sales tax revenue, Texas has recorded its second month of year-over-year growth, despite a further drop in oil revenue, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

The outlook on Kansas’ Aa2 rating from Moody’s Investors Service fell to negative Tuesday, as state lawmakers approved a budget that allows Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to make further cuts in spending.

Despite what they say is low unemployment in their states, four governors who spoke on a panel at the Milken Institute Global conference said job creation is their main priority.