Southwest

The state's Council of Bond Oversight will once again consider $500 million of bonds for a controversial $5 billion Oklahoma Turnpike Authority expansion.

The 32-bed Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse opened in 2021 and was funded through municipal bonds sold through the Wisconsin-based Public Finance Authority.

The upgrades mark the second in a year for the tollway authority's ratings, which were raised last August by S&P Global Ratings.

The state is capping transfers of fossil fuel-related revenue to its general fund and will invest money that exceeds the cap through a Severance Tax Permanent Fund.

The determination is based on the slow speed of expenditure and expectations.

The Attorney General's office found the firm complies with a 2021 state law banning contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

The Uinta Basin Railway, which aims to transport crude oil, is eying up to $2 billion in private-activity bond authorization.

The eight-state region accounted for $38.5 billion in muni bond sales in the first half of 2023, with the lion's share coming from Texas.

The state treasurer's revisions, which shrank the list to six financial firms from 13, includes Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo.

The rating agency's release ESG credit indicators for states and territories last year was blasted by GOP officials for being politicized, vague, and confusing.