- Arizona
Maricopa County, Ariz., told the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team it won't pay $65 million for repairs to the bond-funded Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, sparking a war of words between the team and the county government.
August 9 - Texas
Using new criteria, Standard & Poors Global Ratings warned that eight federal prisons operated privately for profit could see downgrades or upgrades.
June 6 - Arizona
A ballot measure injecting $3.5 billion into Arizona's K-12 education passed by a razor thin margin for a result that S&P Global Ratings said could be a short-term positive for state and school district credits, with a much less certain long-term impact.
May 24 - Arizona
The Arizona legislature worked into early Wednesday morning to finish a controversial $9.6 billion budget package.
May 4 -
The University of Arizona is looking for interest rate savings in a $169.6 million refunding of three series of bonds issued from 2007 to 2009.
February 22 - Arizona
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed bipartisan pension overhaul legislation, though part of the plan must be approved by voters later this year.
February 17 - Arizona
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Glendale, Ariz.'s rating to A2 from A3, citing improvements in the city's "modest" financial position.
January 29 -
Arizona State Universitys "strong culture of innovation" should translate into improved credit quality over time, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.
December 18 -
The Navajo Nation closed its first-ever bond transaction this week when it sold $52.9 million of investment-grade general obligation bonds in a private placement.
November 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service has sent a final notice to the City of Scottsdale, Ariz., Municipal Property Corp. claiming that some of the $65 million of bonds issued in 2013 to refinance the initial term of a lease for a garage are taxable.
November 18