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Pine Bluff, Ark., officials on Friday listened to a presentation to restructure bonds to fund construction of an aquatic center and downtown street improvements.
June 19 -
Arkansas House defeats plan to raise taxes by $200 million per year to support road bonds.
March 21 - Texas
With a strong, fourth-quarter kick, bond volume in the Southwest set a second consecutive record at $83.4 billion, surpassing the 2015 total by 7.2%, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
February 13 -
Extending a temporary sales tax to keep Arkansas roads in good shape preferred by voters in new statewide funding study.
January 6 -
Energy-producing states affected by two years of deterioration in natural resource prices can expect continued global headwinds to pressure revenues, according to Fitch Ratings.
December 2 - Arkansas
Arkansas voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to lift a state constitutional limit on general obligation bonds for large development projects. They will also decide whether to legalize medical marijuana use.
November 2 -
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will propose a highway funding plan to the 2017 General Assembly that includes a gas tax hike.
October 6 -
The University of Arkansas will join the college football stadium arms race with a $115 million bond issue for the Razorbacks home field.
October 3 -
Arkansas will study whether tolled lanes are the best way to finance a 14-mile segment of a new interstate highway.
September 20 - Texas
Issuers in the Southwest sold $42.85 billion of bonds in the first half of 2016, only 0.6% behind the record pace of the same period last year, according to Thomson Reuters data.
August 22