Kyle Glazier

The heightened focus on disclosure in green bonds could inspire better disclosure practices in the larger municipal bond market, S&P Global Ratings said in a report this week.

With austerity measures already in place and energy revenues showing little sign of rebounding, Wyoming's government is pushing to diversify the state's economy sooner rather than later.

An operator of bond-financed charter schools in California has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Arizona's Salt River Project is gearing up for a $720 million refunding deal next week.

San Francisco has completed the transfer of ownership of its public housing sites from the San Francisco Housing Authority to community-based affordable housing teams, part of a long-term bond-financed initiative begun in 2013.

Oregon voters will hand significant power over debt and investment policy to a new steward when they cast their votes for Treasurer next week.

Alaska is unlikely to find another good opportunity to issue pension obligation bonds soon after the last-minute halt of a more than $2 billion sale several days ago, the state’s debt manager said.

Washington voters will chose between Michael Waite, a private-sector investment manager, and Benton County Treasurer Duane Davidson, in a Republican v. Republican race for state treasurer.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker called off a planned $2.35 billion sale of pension obligation bonds citing a lack of legislative support.

Fixed income software provider Kalotay Analytics has licensed its patent-pending tax-neutral municipal bond valuation and risk analysis methodology to BlackRock.

Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf said she remains committed to keeping the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, but will not use public money to win a bidding war against Nevada.

Oregon has inaugurated the use of a new state program managed by the Oregon Department of Education that offers a dollar-to-dollar match of up to $4 million to districts whose voters approve local bonds.

Gloria Papiez will become acting director of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, the state's primary financial regulator, on Nov. 1.

Alaska has authorized up to $3.5 billion of pension obligation bonds it hopes to sell in late October, though a broken office-building lease raised one observer's doubts about the state's willingness to stand behind "subject to appropriation" pledges.

San Francisco’s water utility will issue almost $860 million of water revenue refunding bonds in a negotiated deal.

The DC Water and Sewer Authority closed on a historic deal Thursday, issuing the nation's first Environmental Impact Bond to fund the initial green infrastructure project in its DC Clean Rivers Project.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development veteran Margaret Salazar will become the new director of Oregon Housing and Community Services Nov. 1.

Next month Alaska will pay out some $657 million as part of its annual dividend to its citizens, a drastically reduced amount that Gov. Bill Walker is hoping will hammer home the need for significant fiscal reform in the state.

Just under half of likely voters in California favor approval of a $9 billion school bond measure, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.

PFM Financial Advisors purchased Portland, Ore.-based advisory firm Western Financial Group, and hired all of its members.