Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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A California appeals court's ruling upholding Marin County's pension changes is a positive development for the credit of not only the county, but also California and its other local governments, Moody's Investors Service said Thursday.
August 26 - California
Irvine, Calif.-based Opus Bank has launched a new public finance division to pursue business with municipal issuers along the West Coast.
August 24 - Alaska
Alaskas ratings have been affirmed and the state is no longer on S&P Global Ratings CreditWatch, where it had been placed on review for possible downgrade since June 9.
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Two California state lawmakers released a proposal they say would generate $7.4 billion annually for transportation, with $2.5 billion going directly to cities and counties.
August 19 - Arizona
The Maricopa County, Ariz. Board of Supervisors has voted to explore the sale of Chase Field after a disagreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team over repairs to the 18-year-old venue.
August 18 -
CaliforniaCalifornia's $2.7 billion general obligation bond sale will meet plenty of demand amid market scarcity and an increasingly confident view of the state's financial strength.
August 18 -
Providence Health & Services took a one-notch downgrade from Fitch Ratings, ahead of a planned &803 million revenue bond deal for Providence St. Joseph Health.
August 16 -
The legal decisions governing public pension developments tell a complicated story.
August 15 -
Public finance startup Neighborly is offering municipal issuers a chance to win a free bond financing.
August 11 - Arizona
Maricopa County, Ariz., told the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team it won't pay $65 million for repairs to the bond-funded Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, sparking a war of words between the team and the county government.
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Most of the top 10 debt-issuing states have only a limited ability to weather even a moderate recession, S&P Global Ratings said Tuesday.
August 9 -
Financial services technology provider Ipreo has launched a new municipal bond platform aimed at giving the company's customers a much more detailed look at how and to whom their bonds are selling.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft feasibility report on a project to make the Port of Seattle one of North America's deepest harbors.
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CaliforniaThe controversial $15.7 billion plan to build two giant water tunnels in Californias Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is moving closer to reality though huge financial and legal challenges loom.
August 4 - Washington
Two Republicans, Benton County Treasurer Duane Davidson and asset manager Michael Waite, are poised face off in November to become Washington state's next treasurer.
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The Associated Press Municipal Bond Index, APs first branded financial markets index to be introduced since Franklin D. Roosevelts presidency, launched Monday in preparation for a wider rollout later this year.
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WashingtonWashington State Treasurer James McIntire is proposing a new 5% income tax to fully fund the state's court-mandated K-12 education funding obligations.
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CaliforniaCalifornians will vote on several bond-related initiatives among the 17 ticketed for the statewide ballot on Nov. 8.
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California Treasurer John Chiang announced that municipal finance firms seeking state business will be required to certify that they will make no contributions to local bond election campaigns in the state.
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Lackluster investment returns reported by some of the nation's largest public pension funds signal intensifying fiscal pressure on U.S. state and local governments, Moody's Investment Service said Tuesday.
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