Litigation

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond released opinions that disallowed the holding of multiple government roles by Turnpike Authority Executive Director Tim Gatz and upheld the constitutionality of a 2023 law that altered the turnpike's governance structure.

Legal challenges to congestion pricing tolls may delay much-needed repairs to the city's transit system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. 

Austin Transit Partnership, which was created by the city and its mass transit agency to develop and finance Project Connect, approved an initial bond sale of up to $150 million.

Oklahoma is on a roll, notching its third positive rating outlook since July with the latest move coming from Fitch Ratings.

Proponents of the proposed bond-financed 86-mile railway in northeast Utah are hoping Congress or a U.S. Supreme Court review can advance the project.

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

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

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

A California Department of Water Resources spokeswoman said the department is considering an appeal of the Superior Court judge's decision.

A federal judge rejected every one of Missouri's arguments for why SIFMA's lawsuit should be dismissed.