Citations with the tag: SCHOOL bonds
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- $73 million of Newark bonds hits sleepy market.
Rannazzisi, Julie // Bond Buyer; 08/26/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30217, p2Reports that the city of Newark, New Jersey will be issuing a $73.3 million school bond on August 26, 1997.
- Huge California school bond plan proposed.
Marois, Michael B. // Bond Buyer; 08/29/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30220, p2Reports on the proposal for a $20 billion bond program in California to pay for school construction.
- Kansas.
Sanders, Lisa // Bond Buyer; 09/02/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30221, p42Reports on the first bond election for the Gardner-Edgerton-Antioch School District in Kansas.
- California legislative panel focusing on school building plans.
Marois, Michael B. // Bond Buyer; 09/02/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30221, p46Reports on the proposed bond package being considered by the California Legislature to finance school construction in the state. Debt issues proposed under the November 1998 ballot; Cap on developer fees to be given to the building industry; Claims of legislators on the prospects for the...
- California: School bond elections bill is passed by Senate.
Jacobius, Arleen // Bond Buyer; 09/12/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30229, p7Reports on the legislative proposal that includes a $8 billion state bond measure to finance local school construction in California. Reduction of the passage requirement for local school bond elections; Total amount of new general obligation school bonds; Number of approval required from...
- Arkansas.
Sanders, Lisa // Bond Buyer; 09/23/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30236, p27Reports that voters in the Pea Ridge School District in Arkansas have rejected a millage increase that would have been used to back a $4.7 million bond issue.
- Kansas.
Sanders, Lisa // Bond Buyer; 09/23/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30236, p27Reports on a scheduled election in Kansas on October 7, 1997 to decide the fate of a proposed $19.8 million bond issue for the Leavenworth School District.
- Texas.
Sanders, Lisa // Bond Buyer; 09/23/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30236, p27Reports on an election in Texas in September 1997 to decide a proposed $46 million bond issue that would help the Pflugerville Independent School District finance capital projects.
- Texas.
Sanders, Lisa // Bond Buyer; 09/23/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30236, p27Reports on an election in the Liberty Hill School District in Texas on September 30, 1997 to decide the fate of a $13.9 million bond issue.
- Too many students, not enough taxes: Texas school district seeks bond sale.
Preston, Darrell // Bond Buyer; 10/15/97, Vol. 322 Issue 30252, p2Reports that the Keller Independent School District, Texas, will ask voters for bond authority in December 1997 to keep pace with increased enrollment. Approval of a referendum by district trustees; Questions on tax-base growth in the district; Use of the proceeds to pay for construction of six...
- Florida schools to get big chunk of debt, but need more.
Molis, Jim // Bond Buyer; 12/18/97, Vol. 322 Issue 30295, p26Reports that due to Florida unleashing a $2.5 billion debt authorization, market players can expect a school bond bonanza. Requirements made by lawmakers; Comments from Steve Poe, educational finance specialist for Raymond James and Associates Incorporated; Information on the Capital Outlay and...
- Election results.
Haywood, Charlesetta // Bond Buyer; 01/15/98, Vol. 323 Issue 30311, p32Presents approved and defeated school bond requests in Oklahoma as of January 13, 1998. Includes elementary school renovations by Inola Public Schools; School improvements by Okmulgee School District; School construction repairs by Haskell Public Schools.
- Mississippi's new school bond program sparks paper rush.
McEntee, Christopher // Bond Buyer; 02/05/98, Vol. 323 Issue 30325, p32Reports on the steady supply of paper generated by Mississippi's school bond program. Permission of school districts in the state to borrow without holding a referendum during a nine-month window; Possible decline in prices due to short-lived spike of supply; Price spread between various issuers.
- Alabama passes school bond bill; exact amount still to be debated.
Molis, Jim // Bond Buyer; 02/23/98, Vol. 323 Issue 30336, p3Reports on the passing of a school bond legislation in Alabama that contains $500 million of revenue debt to be used in replacing the state's 3,000 portable classrooms. Factors attributed to the increase of the total amount of request; Background on a competing bond package from Republican...
- Opponents Kick Off Campaign Against Wake County, N.C., Bonds.
DeSue, Tedra // Bond Buyer; 10/2/2003, Vol. 346 Issue 31732, p34Reports on the opposition of the Wake County Taxpayers Association against a bond request for schools and libraries in Wake County, North Carolina. Allocation of bond proceeds for school projects; Issuance of debt for school construction; Allocation of triple-A rating from major credit agencies.
- School board refinances bonds.
DeSue, Tedra // Las Vegas Business Press; 09/14/98, Vol. 15 Issue 37, p19No abstract available.
- Bond requests through new program overwhelm staff of Texas school fund.
Preston, Darrell // Bond Buyer; 03/13/98, Vol. 323 Issue 30350, p3Focuses on the requests for authorizations from Texas agencies approving public school bond issues following the introduction of a program that provides $200 million of state assistance for debt service. Call for the postponement of action on requests until the influx of school financing...
- Charleston, S.C., voters turn down first school bond ballot.
McEntee, Christopher // Bond Buyer; 03/31/98, Vol. 323 Issue 30362, p3Reports on the voters' rejection of the Charleston County School Districts' request for bonds in South Carolina. Voter participation; Skepticism on school board's managerial ability.
- California passes most school bonds in spite of two-thirds requirement.
Marois, Michael B.; Jacobius, Arleen // Bond Buyer; 04/16/98, Vol. 324 Issue 30373, p1Reports on the results of a statewide election in California regarding the state's requirement that school bonding proposals receive the approval of two-thirds of voters. High approval rate that outpaced the state's historical average; Defeat of five of the 14 school bond measures in the Bay...
- Texas lawmakers explore possibilities of cutting school bond issuance costs.
Preston, Darrell // Bond Buyer; 04/23/98, Vol. 324 Issue 30378, p4Focuses on the legislators' assessment of the school bond issuance expenses in Texas. Goal of the assessment to look for cost savings in public school districts; Lawmakers appointed to assessment committees.
- Investors perk up at Harrison County, Miss., school bonds' bargain prices.
Albano, Christine // Bond Buyer; 04/30/98, Vol. 324 Issue 30383, p9Reports on the bargain prices of school general obligation bonds in Harrison County, Mississippi. Role of bargain prices in attracting retail investors' interest; Effect of sticker shock on J.C. Bradford & Co. retail broker Louis Philhower's customers; Sluggishness of demand for plain-vanilla...
- Results of competitive sales.
Herring, Felita; Anderson, August; Cruz, Judy // Bond Buyer; 06/22/98, Vol. 324 Issue 30419, p26Reports on the results of competitive sales of school bonds in the United States as of June 22, 1998. Kentucky Interlocal School Transportation Association; Babylon Union Free School District in New York; Cortland City School District in New York.
- Bixby Busts Bond Record.
Watts, Jim // Bond Buyer; 4/13/2010, Vol. 372 Issue 33298, p9The article reports on the approval of 60 million U.S. dollars bond package by more than 83% of voters in Tulsa County Independent School District No. 4 in Bixby, Oklahoma in April 2010.
- Archer's proposed bill benefits private-activity bonds twice.
Watts, Jim // Bond Buyer; 07/14/99, Vol. 329 Issue 30682, p36No abstract available.
- OKLAHOMA: Logan's Run for Bond Plan.
Watts, Jim // Bond Buyer; 8/24/2010, Vol. 373 Issue 33371, p7The article reports on the decision to be made by the voters in the Logan County Independent School District in Oklahoma on the proposed 89.8 million dollars lease-revenue bond program on August 24, 2010.
- NEW MEXICO: School GOs OK'd Amid Snow.
Watts, Jim // Bond Buyer; 2/8/2011, Vol. 375 Issue 33463, p7The article reports on the effort of voters to endure a snowstorm for the approval of the 14 million dollars of general obligation bonds for the Ruidoso Municipal School District 3 in New Mexico.
- State won't back Detroit school bonds.
Watts, Jim // Crain's Detroit Business; 9/02/96, Vol. 12 Issue 36, p18Reports on Michigan's refusal to back the $1.5 billion worth of bonds that the Detroit Public Schools wants to sell after school officials have failed to sufficiently explain how they spent money from the $162 million in bonds issues in 1986.
- School-bond records found.
Watts, Jim // Crain's Detroit Business; 10/14/96, Vol. 12 Issue 42, p44States that misplaced records which may reveal how $162 million from a 1986 bond issue was spent, has been found by officials of the Detroit Public School. Where records were found; Why the state has frozen the spending on bond money, which was approved in 1994.
- Tennessee school agency draws on goodwill and the Internet for issue.
Molis, Jim // Bond Buyer; 09/10/98, Vol. 325 Issue 30475, p22Looks at the revenue bond deal from the Tennessee State School Bond Authority (TSSBA). First series of authority debt to benefit from upgraded ratings; Significance of the bond sale to the state's initial venture into electronic bidding through the Internet; Features of the TSSBA that attracted...
- School bond money completes Madera projects.
Fujimoto, Deborah Rivera // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 7/18/2003, Issue 323114, p1Reports on the projects funded by the school bond money Measure B in Madera, California. Construction of a high school campus; Development of computer laboratories and science rooms; Construction of an elementary school campus.
- Prop. 203 not only makes sense, but it's needed now.
West, Kirk // San Diego Business Journal; 3/4/96, Vol. 17 Issue 10, p39Opinion. Expresses support to California's Proposition 203, a $3 billion school bond proposal. Benefits of the proposition to California schools.
- Tennessee County ready to issue Memphis-area school-assistance bonds.
McKenna, Jon // Bond Buyer; 08/11/98, Vol. 325 Issue 30454, p3Reports on Shelby County, Tennessee's plan to launch a bonding program to aid schools in greater Memphis. Consideration of whether to sell bond anticipation notes or to wait and sell a chunk of bonds in October 1998; Terms of the school-assistance bond program; Governmental debate over county...
- Socorro ISD Sets GO Vote.
Watts, Jim // Bond Buyer; 1/25/2011, Vol. 375 Issue 33455, p7The article reports on the call of trustees at Socorro Independent School District in Texas who voted to ask voters for the approval of a 297 million dollar general obligation bond to be issue on May 14, 2011.
- Seattle bond fails.
Watts, Jim // Education Week; 12/7/94, Vol. 14 Issue 14, p4Reports on the failure of Seattle, Washington to pass the $332 school-construction bond.
- QZAB debt to debut at last, with Chicago schools as issuer.
Resnick, Amy B. // Bond Buyer; 08/31/98, Vol. 325 Issue 30468, p1Focuses on the plan of school officials in Chicago, Illinois to issue the city's first qualified zone academy bonds in September 1998 to open an all-Reserve Officer Training Course high school. Benefits of the move to the city's school district; Inavailability of bond proceeds for the project;...
- WISP Bond Issue May 12th Vote "No!"
Resnick, Amy B. // Lakelander (Whitney, TX); 5/9/2007, Vol. 21 Issue 19, p6The author looks at the bond issues related to the $20,000,000 proposal by the WISD administrators in Whitney, Texas.
- Forces assemblying for and against New York's $2.4 billion school bond act.
Roy, Elizabeth // Bond Buyer; 10/02/97, Vol. 322 Issue 30243, p3Reports on the debate over New York's $2.4 billion school construction bond act scheduled for November 1997's ballot. Act sponsor Assemblyman Shedon Silver's planned media campaign to remind people of their responsibility; Assemblyman John Faso's campaign opposing the Legislature's proposed...
- Steady Grades.
Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer; 4/16/2003, Vol. 344 Issue 31616, p31Reports on the bond rating of Concordia University in Wisconsin.
- Spurred by poll, North Carolina County puts GOs on ballot.
Molis, Jim // Bond Buyer; 07/09/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30183, p30Reports that New Hanover County commissioners in North Carolina has agreed to put $163 million of general obligation school bonds in a referendum during the fall of 1997. Planned use of proceeds from the bond offering.
- Voters to decide on $86 million school bond.
Nelson, Beth // Free Press (Buda, TX); 5/7/2008, Vol. 105 Issue 5, p2AThe article reports on the voting for the $86.7 million school bond in Hays County, Texas. INSET: ALSO, UP FOR ELECTION ON MAY 10 ARE:.
- Keep up with growth: vote for the bonds.
Nelson, Beth // Free Press (Buda, TX); 5/7/2008, Vol. 105 Issue 5, p4AThe article presents the author's opinion on the voting for the $86.7 million school bond in Hays County, Texas.
- CHISPAS.
Nelson, Beth // Free Press (Buda, TX); 5/7/2008, Vol. 105 Issue 5, p4AThe article presents views on the voting for the school bond in Hays County, Texas.
- Mesa (Ariz.) district will seek $230 million bond proposal.
Nelson, Beth // American School & University Exclusive Insight; 6/ 7/2012, p2The article reports that the school district of Mesa, Arizona is seeking approval of its proposed 230 million bonds to finance repair aging school buildings and to purchase new technology for classrooms.
- $67 million bond request on the ballot in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Nelson, Beth // American School & University Exclusive Insight; 9/24/2012, p2The article reports on the Inventing Tomorrow school bond initiative in Niagara Falls, New York.
- Desperately needed bond issue needs full disclosure.
Nelson, Beth // ENR: Engineering News-Record; 09/14/98, Vol. 241 Issue 10, p110Editorial. Comments on the school bond issue in California. Amount of bond issue; Increase in school enrollment in the state; Hidden provision on the legislation concerning the issue.
- Chicago school board awaits city go-ahead on biggest deal ever.
Ward, Andrew // Bond Buyer; 09/09/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30226, p1Reports on the plans of the Chicago Public Schools Reform Board of Trustees in Chicago, Illinois to conduct a record $800 million bond sale in October 1997 as the final installment of a five-year debt program. Repayment of bonds with a special city property tax; Efforts by the Chicago school...
- Election results.
Haywood, Charlesetta // Bond Buyer; 09/09/97, Vol. 321 Issue 30226, p17Reports on the approval of a bond issue to construct a new high school and pay for renovations on other campuses in Texas during an election on September 6, 1997.
- Immigrant bashing blamed in bond defeat in Calif.
Johnston, Robert C. // Education Week; 3/12/97, Vol. 16 Issue 24, p6Looks at the defeat of a school bond initiative in Oxnard, California in 1997. Widely distributed leaflet that blamed illegal immigrants for school crowding as a potential factor for the defeat; Results of the referendum; Passage of similar initiatives in other areas near Oxnard.
- 2 North Carolina Counties Looking at Record Issues for Schools.
DeSue, Tedra // Bond Buyer; 3/3/2003, Vol. 343 Issue 31584, p37Reports on the plans of Durham and Guilford counties in North Carolina to issue school bond referendums. Expected amount to be sought by the counties; Credit ratings of the counties; Plans of the counties to put the bond approval for voting in 2003.
- Arizona Prepares $100M COP Sale as School Growth Flattens.
Williamson, Richard // Bond Buyer; 9/21/2010, Vol. 373 Issue 33386, p24The article reports on the preparations made by the Arizona School Facilities Board to sell its certificate of participation worth 100 million dollars in Arizona.
