Keeley Webster

Lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would set up a commission to study if the state should require the machine-readable accounting program.

Some of the solutions contemplated to bring the investor-owned utility out of bankruptcy involve tapping the municipal bond market.

Expanded access to lower-cost borrowing is a credit positive for the charter school sector, according to Moody’s investors Service.

Thursby's addition grows the firm's number of public finance attorneys to 16.

A multiple-year recession and state leaders' failure to adequately address it led to the Fitch Ratings downgrade.

The multinational is selling its Alaska assets to Hilcorp Energy.

The FBI probe and churn in upper management may make future rate increases a tough sell, S&P analysts said.

California's Legislative Analyst's Office wants state lawmakers to have a framework to evaluate cash borrowing proposals.

The Fitch Ratings outlook on the BBB San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency is now positive.

Washington's overall economic strength and strong pension funding position outweighed troubles at Boeing as Moody's upgraded the state to Aaa.

Pocatello agreed to a $4.5 million settlement in the class action lawsuit about utility fees.

It's Moody's first upgrade of the state since 1997.

County supervisors gave the treasurer and tax collector 180 days to come back with recommendations for a public finance diversity and inclusion initiative.

The bonds sold for Paradise, the town nearly leveled by a 2018 fire, remain at speculative grade.

Issuers in the nine-state Far West region sold $34.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2019's first six months.

Market participants are questioning IFS' future and how a rogue trader engaged in unsupervised trades.

The funds will be used to help local water systems provide safe drinking water.

After 39 years in the public sector, Pat West will become a consultant.

Fitch Ratings upgraded California general obligation bonds to AA from AA-minus, the state's first upgrade in three years.

California joined 21 other states and seven local governments to sue the federal government in an effort to overturn what they see as pro-coal rulemaking.