Southwest

The controversial Chapter 313 program's property tax breaks will not be offered after Dec. 31, 2022.

Oklahoma's first utility securitization bond deal related to 2021's Winter Storm Uri continued to attract criticism from a state regulator who called for an independent review.

A study commissioned by Orem, Utah, found that creating a school district within the city's boundaries is feasible.

Several states are holding sales tax holidays for school supplies and other items amid strong revenue collections, although critics say they will do little to ease the impact of high inflation.

Property owners want to halt approval of bonds for the Oklahoma Turnpike extensions.

At the Colorado DOT, Shailen Bhatt oversaw the $1.2 billion I-70 expansion, a public-private partnership that was the state's largest highway project to date.

As the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin are moving ahead with expansions of their convention centers.

Court decisions are highlighting the complexity of controlling how states spend money allocated them by federal law.

Park View School Inc., a charter school operator in Prescott Valley, has filed for bankruptcy following years of financial mismanagement and a lawsuit from the SEC.

While an Oklahoma regulatory official said the bond sale's results for ratepayers was “simply horrifying,” the rapid increase in U.S. Treasury and municipal interest rates since the start of the year were directly correlated.