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Record contributions from public employers made up for below-expectation investment returns, according to a report published by the the Equable Institute.

Executive Director Gene Seroka said the port's downstream prospects are unclear as it deals with the "tariff whipsaw effect" from the Trump administration.

The negative outlook affects about $1.1 billion in combined GO and lease revenue debt, according to Fitch.

The comprehensive federal tax bill President Trump signed July 4 is credit negative for universities, Moody's Ratings said.

The layoffs will mean a hit to basic services and the cancellation or delay of projects.

California local, state and federal officials blasted the Trump administration and congressional GOP for blocking supplemental recovery aid after the wildfires.

Oregon Department of Transportation leaders said they will begin layoffs Monday after lawmakers adjourned without passing a transportation funding bill.

The addition of Turner-Bond as a partner will deepen Orrick's public finance practice's P3 expertise.

The law would allow up to $800 million in bond funding if Major League Baseball selects Portland, Oregon, for an expansion or transplant team.

Damages awarded to the developer are several times tiny Cle Elum's $5 million general fund budget for 2025.

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson said he doesn't plan on calling a special session to deal with lowered revenue expectations.

Oregon's Senate president altered the make-up of the transportation committee to get the massive tax bill passed.

The tribal movement toward energy independence through renewable-powered microgrid projects has been slowed, if not stalled, by shifting political winds.

The upshot of the report by Payden & Rygel's Travis McGahey is that the risk of severe credit deterioration and bond defaults remains low.

The deal to buy the for-profit University of Phoenix faced opposition from the state attorney general and lawmakers and rating agency questions.

The twin Transportation Corridor Agencies issuers in Orange County, California, received Fitch Ratings upgrades for fiscal prudence and bond buydowns.

Chinese students comprise nearly half of international students attending University of California schools.

UMB hired 13 people from Wilmington Trust, and opened an Orange County office, to expand in municipal and corporate trustee, escrow and paying-agent services.

When Chicago barred media from its investor conference, it told journalists the policy aligned with peer municipalities' practices. The facts are less clear.

The bill attacks Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order requiring state regulations phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035.