Southwest

Two feasibility studies of plan to issue $125 million of state GO bonds for a steel mill project should be ready for legislative review by early next week.

Maricopa County Community College District will raise its property tax rate and tuition as state aid continues to decline.

Mesa will get $8.2 million to finance upgrades to a spring training home for the Oakland Athletics, but not until 2020.

The Texas Department of Transportation will tap revenues from a high-speed tollway bypassing Austin to add tolled lanes to the city's airport.

School districts in Texas are seeking more than $2 billion of general obligation bond authority from voters at the May 11 municipal elections.

Austin Independent School District called for a May 11 election on an $892.3 million, four-part general obligation bond package.

Voters in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD near San Antonio will decide May 11 on a $92 million GO bond proposal.

Debt service on state bonds would be limited to 4.5% of annual state revenues under a proposed constitutional amendment.

New Mexico's State budget bill for fiscal 2014 of $6 billion includes a 1% pay raise for most state workers and public school teachers.

Kansans will pay $392 million less in taxes in fiscal 2014 as a result of a 2012 reduction in the state's top income tax rate, the Department of Revenue said.