Keeley Webster has covered the Bond Buyer's nine-state West Coast region for more than a decade. Prior to The Bond Buyer, she wrote about commercial real estate for the award-winning California Real Estate Journal until the paper folded. She moved into business reporting in 2000, but has covered politics, cops, courts, education and environmental issues for newspapers in seven different states. She has won several awards for her work, including an Associated Press award for in-depth reporting.
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North Las Vegas was upgraded to A-minus from BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings, which kept its positive outlook.
January 3 -
Fitch Ratings upgraded the Riverside County Interstate 15 managed lane project two notches, affecting $152.2 million in debt.
December 27 -
The $68 billion deficit reported for California's budget is an eye-opening figure but the revenue trends are less dramatic when viewed over multiple years.
December 21 -
The issuer is set to come to market with general revenue bonds the week of Jan. 21, according to its investor website.
December 21 -
The upgrade affects $2.3 billion in debt. The commission also had its outlook revised to stable from positive.
December 20 -
The stars are starting to align for the long-awaited bridge replacement which received a $600 million federal grant toward the project expected to cost up to $7.5 billion.
December 18 -
S&P believes the state has sufficient liquidity and reserves to weather the shortfall, but analysts are not seeing the structural steadiness it had that led to the positive outlook, said lead California analyst Oscar Padilla.
December 15 -
Republican Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer pressured the Federal Highway Administrator to stop the state's tolling plan for highways in the Portland area.
December 14 -
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state would use better-than-expected carbon-pricing revenues to accelerate the state's climate change efforts.
December 12 -
Justin Cooper, Orrick's co-head of public finance, breaks down how states like Oregon, Washington and California are funding efforts to lessen their affordable housing and homelessness crises. Keeley Webster hosts (24 minutes)
December 12
