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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Austin Independent School District may put as much as $1.5 billion of bonds on the Nov. 8 ballot with some of the proceeds earmarked for building security.
By Karen PierogJune 22 -
The airport benefits from growing population “that skew[s] young and wealthy,” the rating agency said.
By Karen PierogJune 21 -
The laws raise borrowing costs for issuers and limit the distribution networks, according to a study.
By Karen PierogJune 17 -
M. Elizabeth Reich has resigned as Dallas’ chief financial officer after almost six years and will be replaced by Jack Ireland, the city’s budget director.
By Karen PierogJune 15 -
Negotiations over a new home for the Coyotes and related multi-use development are underway in Tempe after the team was exiled from nearby Glendale.
By Karen PierogJune 13 -
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority took action on Thursday to head to the state Supreme Court to validate $5 billion of planned bond issuance.
By Karen PierogJune 13 -
Phoenix may end a GO bond drought with a plan to ask voters next year to approve $500 million of debt to fund projects in the growing city.
By Karen PierogJune 9 -
Gov. Jared Polis, who has been pushing for his state to become a center of the blockchain economy, signed a bill requiring a study of security tokens.
By Karen PierogJune 8 -
The COVID-19 pandemic is largely in the rearview mirror for toll roads in Texas, where traffic and revenue are climbing and population growth is fueling demand.
By Karen PierogJune 6 -
The GOP-controlled state legislature adjourned without passing a bill barring government contracts with firms, including banks that underwrite municipal bonds, if they “discriminate” against the firearm industry.
By Karen PierogJune 1