- Oklahoma
Voters gave three Tulsa, Okla., area school districts authority to issue $487 million of bonds for school construction, including $340 million for the Broken Arrow district.
February 18 - Oklahoma
Delivering her budget and state-of-the-state address on the same day, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin urged the opening session of the state Legislature to find a longterm solution to this years $300 million shortfall.
February 2 - Oklahoma
In a state with the nation's highest incarceration rate, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is calling on the state legislature to reduce the number of inmates through drug treatment and mental health programs.
January 20 - Oklahoma
In the opening session of the Oklahoma Legislature, House Speaker Jeff Hickman calls for sacrifice from state employees and recipients of state services as revenue falls 4.1%.
January 7 - Oklahoma
Tulsa Public Schools are planning to ask voters for one of the largest bond issues in Oklahoma history at $415 million.
January 5 -
A year after the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down legislation authorizing $120 million for repairs to the state Capitol, the first bond issue of $50 million is going to market in January with the court's approval.
December 29 -
Warnings of a "death spiral" for regulated electric utilities caused by distributed generation such as rooftop solar panels are premature, according to Moody's Investors Service.
November 6 - Texas
Falling oil prices add fiscal pressure to five of the nation's top energy-producing states, according to Moody's Investors Service.
October 27 - Oklahoma
With revenues for the past year already running at record levels, Oklahoma revenues surged 8% in September.
October 7 -
Oklahoma plans to use proceeds of this week's $67 million sale of lease-revenue bonds for two state universities and a community college.
September 26