Kyle Glazier

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.

Alaska lost its last triple-A rating Tuesday, when Fitch Ratings downgraded the state to AA-plus.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors has voted unanimously to place a $3.5 billion general obligation bond measure on the November ballot.

California local government officials and other stakeholders are becoming increasingly uneasy about the lack of activity in the state legislature’s special session on transportation.

Alaska's legislature passed a budget with a $3.2 billion draw on the state's Constitutional Budget Reserve after rejecting fiscal reforms urged by Gov. Bill Walker.

Former California Public Employees Retirement System chief Federico "Fred" Buenrostro received a prison sentence of four and a half years Tuesday, nearly two years after pleading guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for influencing CalPERS staff.

California’s high-speed rail project appears to have survived one legal challenge, as Kings County, Calif. will not further contest the legality of the bonds supporting the train.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System's purchase of an equity stake in the Indiana Toll Road earlier this month is part of a growing trend of public pension funds investing more directly in large infrastructure assets.

A ballot measure injecting $3.5 billion into Arizona's K-12 education passed by a razor thin margin for a result that S&P Global Ratings said could be a short-term positive for state and school district credits, with a much less certain long-term impact.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are digging in for a struggle over California Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal, as both parties try to adjust priorities with California’s fiscal outlook apparently dimming.

The Santa Clara County, Calif. Financing Authority, which has sharply reduced its liabilities and placed itself in strong financial position over the past several years, will sell $160.85 million of highly-rated bonds in a competitive sale next week.

The trustee firm in many recent troubled bond deals assembled by accused fraudster Christopher Brogdon is taking a harder line against the former employee it blames for its involvement in the mess.

Proposed changes to California's drought regulations would likely result in higher sales and better financial performance for water issuers in fiscal 2017, according to Fitch Ratings.

Hosting Super Bowl 50 injected $11.6 million into the San Francisco economy, according to the city controller.

Claire Seguin will serve as interim director of the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, a major bond issuer in the state, beginning next month following the resignation of current director Margaret Van Vliet.

The Port of Oakland said today that containerized export volume increased 7% last month from a year ago, the fourth consecutive month of increases.