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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State lawmakers last week passed bills including stadium financing to boost efforts to lure professional baseball and hockey teams to Salt Lake City.
By Karen PierogMarch 5 -
Escalating costs led University of Utah Health to seek a doubling of its bonding authority from the state legislature for a medical campus project.
By Karen PierogFebruary 29 -
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.
By Karen PierogFebruary 29 -
The elimination of the 4.5% tax will cost the state about $400 million annually.
By Karen PierogFebruary 27 -
Texas bond volume climbed 22.5% to lead the nation in a year when issuance in the eight-state Southwest region increased by only 0.6%.
By Karen PierogFebruary 20 -
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.
By Karen PierogFebruary 16 -
The upcoming fiscal 2025 budget will take "some first steps" to address a structural gap of about $158 million, Melissa Dubowski said.
By Karen PierogFebruary 14 -
The state faces slower job growth after gains in the previous three years outpaced the nation, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve's Texas economic outlook.
By Karen PierogFebruary 13 -
Oklahoma is on a roll, notching its third positive rating outlook since July with the latest move coming from Fitch Ratings.
By Karen PierogFebruary 12 -
Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center are teaming up to finance and build a pediatric health campus that includes a hospital.
By Karen PierogFebruary 8