- 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 - Kansas
Experts in Kansas government say the defeats of many of Gov. Sam Brownbacks allies in the GOP primary showed that moderates have had enough of his policies of cutting taxes while reducing spending on state services.
August 8 - Kansas
Kansas started its fiscal year $12.8 million below the revenue forecast for July, continuing a trend that factored into a credit downgrade from Standard & Poor's.
August 2 - Kansas
Kansas absorbed a downgrade when S&P Global Ratings dropped the states issuer credit rating one notch to AA-minus.
July 26 - Kansas
Kansas is still looking for the winning formula, four years after Gov. Sam Brownback started his experiment with income and business tax cuts. The 2016 fiscal year ended June 30 with the state borrowing $900 million, raising $38 million to avoid closing public schools and again falling short of revenue estimates.
July 1 -
Faced with a state Supreme Court threat to block distribution of funds to Kansas public schools, Gov. Sam Brownback called a special session of the legislature to provide a funding solution.
June 7 - Kansas
With revenues continuing to fall below forecast, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback reduced spending by $100 million, with cuts to universities, transportation, and Medicaid, among other services.
May 19 - Kansas
The outlook on Kansas Aa2 rating from Moodys Investors Service fell to negative Tuesday, as state lawmakers approved a budget that allows Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to make further cuts in spending.
May 3 - Kansas
Five days after Kansas lowered its revenue estimates for the current and coming fiscal year, Standard & Poor's placed the state's AA rating on its watch list for a possible downgrade.
April 25 -
A revised revenue estimate that is $229 million below previous forecasts will delay highway projects and force other state spending cuts, Kansas officials said.
April 21