Economy

Oklahoma's economy has staged a strong rebound a year after the pandemic-induced recession hit the state, said Treasurer Randy McDaniel.

Patrick Foye will leave as chairman and CEO, with Sarah Feinberg elevated to chairman and Janno Lieber becoming chief executive officer.

Colorado lawmakers are creating government enterprises and using fees instead of taxes to fund transportation.

The transit agency's acknowledgment of an intrusion set off loud alarm bells about the rising threat of public-issuer system hacks.

The ambitious spending envisioned in the bill is already getting pushback from Republicans.

Kestrel Verifiers has certified as green a tranche of bonds that will finance the ethanol plant in California's economically challenged Imperial Valley.

Texas lawmakers are facing a special session after a battle over elections, firearms and finance.

Skepticism continues, even as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo led a cheerleading tour through the $11 billion project site under Grand Central Terminal.

The fundamentals of the muni market have investors stuck in a low-rate environment without much of an alternative. Refinitiv Lipper reported $1.466 billion of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds with $813.8 million into high-yield.

In the waning days of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers tweaked plans to help utilities absorb billions of charges stemming from February's winter storm.

A Utah Infrastructure Agency bond deal will bring the city of Pleasant Grove onto the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency's Utopia fiber network.

Given that subway safety concerns could impair a rebound from COVID-19, recent spikes in crime and levels of policing triggered spirited discussion at a board meeting.

The state's momentum with rating agencies continued when Fitch elevated its special tax obligation bonds to AA-minus.

It could take the nation, heavily influenced by New York and California, 18 months to return to full employment, Fitch Ratings said.

AmeriVet Securities appointed Mercedes Elias and Michael Naidrich as Co-CEOs.

Analysts are taking the view that muni investors expect higher taxes and are brushing off inflation concerns. U.S. Treasuries are another story.

Daniel Isacksen Jr. replaces the retiring interim chief financial officer, Cynthia Clemence, for the Livonia, Michigan-based hospital system.

The two systems began negotiations in January to transfer 14 CommonSpirit hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota to Essentia.

Colorado lawmakers are working on a $5 billion funding proposal for transportation; this week's $500 million debt issue targets immediate needs.

The mammoth California hospital chain reached a preliminary $575 million settlement agreement in March in an antitrust lawsuit.