Southwest

Arkansas tax collections totaled $481.3 million in December, the highest amount for any December and an increase of almost 10% from December 2010.

Voters in Little Rock will decide March 13 on a revenue bond issue for up to $32 million to expand the Central Arkansas Library System.

Primary market volume for the week appears to be less than some in the industry expected following last week's paltry pickings. But this should be positive for pricing and involve less need to unload paper.

Oklahoma tax collections could reach pre-recession levels by mid-2012, Treasurer Ken Miller said Wednesday, as the state economy builds on gains achieved in 2011. "We saw a quickened pace of the recovery for 2011," he said.

Colorado Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to restore a funding formula benefitting transportation construction that was repealed under 2009 legislation.

Dallas voters can expect a November election for a general obligation bond package of up to $550 million that was outlined Wednesday to the City Council.

North Little Rock School District No. 1 of Pulaski County is asking for a little love from voters on Valentine's Day in the form of a property tax increase to support bonds for a $265.6 million facilities improvement program.

Amid the biggest building binge in its history, the North Texas Tollway Authority ranked as the top debt issuer in the Southwest in 2011, with more than $2.1 billion sold, according to Thomson Reuters.

The Plano Independent School District faces a new year of litigation over Texas' school funding law after surviving a year of unprecedented austerity.

Utah lawmakers expect to have a $128 million surplus and $280 million in projected revenue growth available when the 2012 legislative session begins later this month.