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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Bondholders will vote on a Chapter 9 bankruptcy exit plan that would pay full principal and interest on Atoka County Medical Center bonds.
By Karen PierogMarch 23 -
In an election year marked by inflation, lawmakers in about 20 states are considering bills to permanently or temporarily ease the sales tax burden.
By Karen PierogMarch 21 -
Texas says it will crack down on financial companies it perceives to be mistreating the fossil fuel industry as it implements a 2021.
By Karen PierogMarch 17 -
Lawmakers in other red states are trying to follow Texas' footsteps with bills to subject banks to a litmus test over their treatment of the firearm industry.
By Karen PierogMarch 14 -
The firm's special district group is up to 30 public finance professionals with the addition of seven members since January.
By Karen PierogMarch 11 -
Terry Thornton, a senior vice president in Goldman Sachs’s Houston investment banking office, died suddenly on Feb. 27 at the age of 51.
By Karen PierogMarch 9 -
Oklahoma is not alone in struggling to fund repairs for aging dams, a $20 billion problem nationwide according to a 2019 study.
By Karen PierogMarch 7 -
The Turnpike Authority is gearing up bond financing for a $5 billion capital plan, and will pick a team of underwriters and others later this year.
By Karen PierogMarch 3 -
A judge has set a March 23 hearing on the Atoka County Healthcare Authority’s disclosure statement for its plan to end a five-year-long bankruptcy.
By Karen PierogMarch 2 -
Soaring inflation could pressure the ratings of utilities if they bring rate hikes that spark customer and political opposition, S&P Global Ratings said.
By Karen PierogFebruary 25