Southwest

Bonds sold through conduit debt issuer Arizona Industrial Development Authority are involved in Chapter 11 bankruptcies filed over the last year.

Issuance for the month is slightly above the $27.666 billion 10-year average, according to LSEG Refinitiv data.

With its cash balance eroding due to a budget imbalance, the university, under the watchful eye of Arizona's governor, will undergo system-wide changes.

The push for bills to punish companies, including municipal bond underwriters, for their fossil fuel or firearm policies continues in Arizona and Oklahoma.

Barclays joins UBS and Citigroup in being prohibited from underwriting state and local government bonds under Texas laws aimed at protecting the fossil fuel and firearms industries.

Stronger-than-expected economic numbers could boost bond issuance.

The chamber is once again refusing Gov. Kevin Stitt's call to pass an income tax cut during a special session.

The rating agency said plugging a growing budget gap is "crucial" for the credit quality of the Aa1-rated state.

Providing care for thousands of migrants is contributing to the system's escalating uncompensated care costs.

The proposed bond-financed Uinta Basin Railway has been hit with regulatory setbacks in the wake of a 2023 federal court ruling.