Kyle Glazier

The Associated Press Municipal Bond Index, AP’s first branded financial markets index to be introduced since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, launched Monday in preparation for a wider rollout later this year.

Washington State Treasurer James McIntire is proposing a new 5% income tax to fully fund the state's court-mandated K-12 education funding obligations.

Californians will vote on several bond-related initiatives among the 17 ticketed for the statewide ballot on Nov. 8.

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.

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.

A new arena for the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors remained on track after a San Francisco Superior Court upheld its environmental review this month, although it faces continued appeals and resistance.

The University of California, Merced, received final approval from the UC Board of Regents to move forward with a $1.1 billion public-private partnership.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System this week reported a preliminary 0.61% return on its investments for the past year, which is likely to pressure governments that contribute to the system.

The Oregon State Treasury is offering a new intermediate-term investment tool for local governments.

Nearly everyone agrees that modern, well-maintained infrastructure is a huge benefit to the country, but making those investments has become politically divisive. What if that controversy didn't exist?

California tax revenue missed projections by $708 million in fiscal 2016, the state Department of Finance announced.

A report issued by the Alaska governor's office outlines “dire consequences” for the state’s fiscal health if the state's legislature fails to take decisive action.

Pension fund veteran Marcie Frost will helm the nation's largest public employee retirement plan, the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Assessed property values in California are growing robustly in the state’s larger counties, which bodes well for the state budget and local bonds backed by property taxes.

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands won't get a ratings change after the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act was signed into law, S&P Global Ratings said this week.

The University of California, Merced, is closing in on formal execution of a $1.1 billion public-private partnership to nearly double the physical capacity of the campus by 2020.

California and Oregon voters may soon have the opportunity to vote on controversial soda taxes which could bring in millions of extra dollars annually.

A sharp rebound in oil prices won't be enough to rescue Alaska from its $3 billion annual spending deficit or protect it from possible further downgrades, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.

A more than $200 million bond-financed hotel near Portland, Oregon's convention center that had faced years of legal challenges appears on track to open in late 2019.

Legislation to require California issuers to provide significantly more information about their bond payments and uses of proceeds appears to be marching toward passage.