Southwest

Thirty-six Republican Arizona legislators should be allowed to challenge the constitutionality of a measure to expand Medicaid eligibility even though it won legislative approval, the state Supreme Court ruled.

Already struggling to erase a $715 million deficit over the current and coming fiscal years, Kansas lawmakers face a costly court ruling that could require them to add more than $500 million to school funding.

Texas A&M University is looking for strong demand and low interest rates to continue in the new year as it brings a $377 million refunding deal to market.

The Texas Department of Transportation is investing in transportation projects along its 367-mile coast in anticipation of increased trade through an expanded Panama Canal and exports of natural gas amid mixed economic indicators.

Taking the oath of office just 11 days before the opening of the 84th Texas Legislature, Comptroller Glenn Hegar promised to provide a “clear revenue estimate” as the basis of the state's budget.

Nine years after the last tuition revenue bonds were approved by the Texas Legislature, a bill pre-filed for the 2015 session seeks $2.86 billion of TRBs for construction projects at the state's college and university systems.

A year after the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down legislation authorizing $120 million for repairs to the state Capitol, the first bond issue of $50 million is going to market in January with the court's approval.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., plans to introduce legislation lifting the $800 million spending cap on construction of a Colorado Veterans Administration hospital that is late and over budget.

Dallas closed on $529 million of bonds Dec. 22 after meeting strong market demand for the issue that included new money and refunding.

Revenues for Texas Health Resources' Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas are back on track after falling 25% during an Ebola scare that claimed a patient's life and infected two nurses, according to a disclosure announcement.