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Fitch revises Kansas rating outlook to positive (opens the original)
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Fitch Ratings this week revised its outlook on Kansas' bond ratings to positive from stable, citing the state's trend of improved expenditure control and resilience. This is the second positive outlook for Kansas this year after Moody's Ratings took similar action in May. Fitch, which released its first issuer default rating for the state in January 2024, affirmed that AA rating Tuesday and assigned its AA-minus rating to the Kansas Development Finance Authority's upcoming sale of $128 million o
Arizona town tees up debt sale for pension obligations (opens the original)
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An Arizona town plans to sell $21.21 million of debt next week to reduce or eliminate its unfunded liability with the state's public safety pension fund. The deal comes as an elevated interest rate environment has made pension obligation bond issuance rarer and riskier. Payson, a town of about 16,700 northeast of Phoenix, plans to sell taxable pledged revenue obligations to reach an as much as 100% funded ratio for its Tier 1 and 2 participants in the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement S
Texas candidates push tax, spending initiatives ahead of November election (opens the original)
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Ahead of the Nov. 3 election in Texas, candidates for top offices are proposing measures that could have financial consequences for the state, its local governments, and public schools. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term in a surprisingly tight race against Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, is pushing "The Abbott Affordability Agenda," which includes his light-on-details plan to eliminate school property taxes for homeowners via a constitutional amendment, as well as en
Federal agency OKs Medicaid funding for Texas (opens the original)
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Texas hospitals and other healthcare providers will receive nearly $12 billion in critical funding after months of negotiations finally resulted in federal approval for the state's Medicaid directed payment programs, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday. The approval should ease Texas healthcare sector concerns that had germinated amid the uncertain status of Texas' Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program, Incentives for Physicians and Professional Services, and Rural Access to P
Dallas adopts fiscal 2027 budget with public safety funding boost (opens the original)
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The Dallas City Council approved a $5.66 billion all-funds fiscal 2027 budget on Wednesday that once again allocates more money to public safety to comply with a voter-approved proposition. The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 includes a 4.2% increase in the general fund to $2.05 billion. A June projection showed a nearly $51 million budget shortfall, which was addressed in part by the elimination of nearly 300 positions. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Maxie Johnson said the budget pro
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