Higher education bonds

State colleges and universities in Arkansas will ask the 2013 General Assembly for an additional $137 million in fiscal 2014.

Arizona State University halted talks about joining the city of Mesa and the Chicago Cubs on a new baseball facility being built with $84 million of general obligation bonds.

The medical community in Austin, Tex., is divided over a ballot proposition that would support a University of Texas medical school in the state capital.

Indiana University selected Goldman Sachs to act as its main advisor on a proposal to privatize its parking system in a bid to raise cash to offset declining state aid and other revenue sources.

The Utah Board of Regents is preparing to issue $518.7 million of taxable notes for its student loan program through RBC Capital Markets.

As the Southeast's economy slowly begins to thaw, measures on the Nov. 6 ballot reflect both fiscal conservatism and pent-up demand for education and transportation needs.

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved $22.3 million of revenue bonds for projects at three colleges.

The Internal Revenue Service is examining almost $40.63 million of variable rate student loan bonds and notes issued by the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority in 2002.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the long term rating of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education to Aa3 from Aa2, affecting $1.5 billion of debt.

The Kansas Board of Regents approved a plan to build two residence halls at the University of Kansas with $47.8 million of bonds.

The University of Pennsylvania's chief investment officer Kristin Gilbertson is stepping down after heading the endowment office since 2004.

Potential liabilities from the Jerry Sandusky child molestations prompted Standard & Poor's to revise its outlook to negative on Penn State's long-term bond rating.

Indiana University expects to hire financial advisors to oversee the privatization of its parking system, a transaction modeled after Ohio State University's precedent-setting deal.

A database charting new college graduate salaries in Virginia could help the credit of public universities by underscoring the value of certain degrees and encouraging efficiency, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.

Long Beach, Calif. educators warned that K-12 schools and universities face steep budget cuts if voters reject Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 tax measure.

Recent declines in graduate school enrollment numbers are a credit negative for the higher education sector, Moody's Investors Service said in a recent report.

Fitch Ratings on Thursday downgraded Baylor University's fixed-rate revenue bonds as the private university prepares to issue $200 million for a new stadium on its Waco, Tex., campus.

Moody’s Investors Service Monday downgraded to A2 from A1 $79 million of debt issued by Northeast Ohio Medical University, and placed the rating under review for further possible downgrade.

Colorado State University will build a $250 million stadium on its Fort Collins, Colo., campus if promoters can raise half that amount through voluntary contributions, CSU President Tony Frank announced Monday.

A $129 million capital improvement effort to build a new law school campus in downtown Phoenix for Arizona State University has been approved.