Law and legal issues

Votes on Amendment A, which would have allowed excess income tax revenue earmarked for public education to flow into the state budget, will not be counted.

Oversight Board says the non-consenting bondholders ideas are "not a proposal."

The district plans to price about $100 million of bonds Thursday, the first since Gov. Ron DeSantis took over control of it by appointing its board of supervisors.

A lawsuit filed by a business group in federal court in August claims a 2021 Texas law violates free speech protections.

September's bond market news: The Securities and Exchange Commission fines advisors $1.3 million, Trump promotes a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, and more key developments.

Litigation in Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah could determine bond issuance, culpability for defaults, or the constitutionality of underwriter bans.

Litigation filed by environmental groups aims to reverse actions taken by the agency's board since it was restructured by the state legislature in 2022.

Nuveen LLC reached an agreement to sell its 11% equity stake in Vistra Vision to Vistra Corp., that started as municipal bonds ensnared in a bankruptcy.

The University of the Arts, a private college in Philadelphia that abruptly closed its doors in June, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

The Payson Town Council's passage last month of a bond resolution using an emergency clause violated the Arizona Constitution, according to a lawsuit.

PREPA and its creditors have 30 more days to negotiate a possible debt-cutting deal.

The state agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit against Treasurer Fiona Ma.

The lawsuit contends a state law that punishes banks and others for "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry violates free speech provisions in the U.S. Constitution.

Property taxpayers want a state court to order the city to reduce its 2024 tax levy by $187 million earmarked for a now-downsized mass transit plan.

Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft's office said the ruling was "not just legally deficient but also morally wrong."

The state's year-old rules ban broker-dealers and investment advisors from using non-financial criteria in investment strategies.

The utility had $542 million of outstanding tax-exempt special purpose revenue bonds issued through the Hawaii Department of Budget of Finance at year-end 2023.

The bankruptcy saga of Mercy Hospital continues, with trustee Computershare Trust filing a notice about the distribution of cash to bondholders.

The bond parties and the Oversight Board are now arguing over the meaning of the word "account."

Litigants in a case challenging San Jose's validation of proposed pension bonds will have to wait another month to hear if the high court will review an appeals court ruling.