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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Municipal bond issuance in the Lone Star State totaled $59 billion in 2023, spurred by utility rate securitizations and school bonds.
By Karen PierogDecember 29 -
The case, which was refiled last week without federal claims from an earlier lawsuit, will have its first hearing in January.
By Karen PierogDecember 27 -
The proposed pipeline, which dates back to 2006, would transport Colorado River water from the Lake Powell reservoir to the southwest corner of Utah.
By Karen PierogDecember 26 -
Cities and states in the Southwest are making affordable housing a funding priority through voter-approved general obligation bonds or in their budgets.
By Karen PierogDecember 22 -
The Water Infrastructure Financing Authority will use information it received from banks, businesses, conservation groups, and others to solicit water augmentation projects next year.
By Karen PierogDecember 22 -
The nation's fourth-largest city will have new officials at the helm of its government and finances for the first time in eight years.
By Karen PierogDecember 18 -
The Arizona Board of Regents adopted a report recommending greater oversight of its three universities after the University of Arizona hit financial trouble.
By Karen PierogDecember 14 -
A project to build a new arena for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder will move forward after voters approved the extension of a sales tax.
By Karen PierogDecember 13 -
The state would raise $500 million through internal debt sales backed by oil and natural gas severance tax revenue to fund long-term water purchase contracts.
By Karen PierogDecember 11 -
A constitutional amendment approved by Texas voters Nov. 7 will reduce public school property taxes, leaving the state to make up for the revenue reduction.
By Karen PierogDecember 8