Southwest

Of the seven states taking water from the Colorado River, Arizona would face the greatest hardship in the event of a shortage allocation, according to a report from Moody's Investor’s Service.

A new toll agreement provides $300 million of state financing for a North Texas Tollway Authority project.

The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants is urging the chairmen and ranking minority members of the congressional tax-writing committees to make the deduction for state and local sales taxes permanent.

With refunding opportunities fading, municipal bond volume in the Southwest region fell 13% from 2012 to $56 billion in 2013.

A citizens bond committee has recommended a $289 million bond proposal for Round Rock Independent School District in suburban Austin.

For the 46th straight month, Texas saw sales tax rise in January.

A Boulder environmental group has vowed to sue the Colorado Department of Transportation to stop a $490 million public-private project on the main highway to Denver.

A loan guarantee for a $23.5 million water park lowered an Austin suburb's credit rating and delays a bond vote.

Legislative limits on pension increases for retired judges and elected officials violate Arizona's constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled.

The Internal Revenue Service is auditing $51 million of general obligation bonds issued by Garfield School District, No. RE-2 in Colorado in 2006.