Karen is a senior reporter covering the Southwest. She has covered the municipal bond market for more than 30 years at The Bond Buyer and Reuters. Prior to that she wrote about futures and options markets for magazines and was an award-winning reporter for a suburban Chicago newspaper chain.
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Phoenix asked a state court to prohibit residential housing on the site of the Tempe Entertainment District due to its proximity to Sky Harbor International Airport.
By Karen PierogApril 3 -
Tioga Independent School District, located north of Dallas, has a state-appointed monitor to develop and implement "a corrective action plan."
By Karen PierogMarch 30 -
The measure, which passed with slim vote margins in the Republican-controlled legislature, could drive banks out of the state's market, according to the governor.
By Karen PierogMarch 29 -
The bill creates an ESG Oversight Committee to compile a list of financial services providers determined to be "discriminating" against the fossil fuel, firearm, or ammunition industries.
By Karen PierogMarch 28 -
The House and Senate differ in their approaches to lowering property taxes by billions of dollars as the state anticipates a record budget surplus.
By Karen PierogMarch 27 -
The state House Appropriations Committee dropped $3.86 billion from a supplemental spending bill, but its chair said the money is "still in play."
By Karen PierogMarch 24 -
Big national banks would be banned from state and local government contracts in Oklahoma if their policies "discriminate" against the firearm industry.
By Karen PierogMarch 23 -
A plan to build a light rail system in the Texas capital city has come under financial and political pressure.
By Karen PierogMarch 22 -
Among the record number of bills filed in the biennial session are bills aiming to restrict or expand municipal bond issuance.
By Karen PierogMarch 20 -
The school district's AA-plus rating is supported by strong reserves and Houston's economic strength, S&P Global Ratings analysts said.
By Karen PierogMarch 17