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.
- Wyoming
Wyoming's outlook was cut to negative from stable by Standard & Poor's as the highly-rated state struggles with budgetary pressure.
February 5 -
The Port of Oakland has lost its second-largest terminal operator, a blow that Fitch Ratings said should be manageable.
February 4 -
Recent opinions issued by the California attorney generals office may have some municipal advisors and broker-dealers treading carefully to avoid breaking Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules.
February 4 - Washington
The federal government has approved financial assistance to Washington localities damaged by a storm system in December.
February 3 -
California city attorneys who also provide bond counsel services may not be paid based on a percentage of a city's bond issuances, according to a formal opinion from the office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris.
February 1 - Arizona
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Glendale, Ariz.'s rating to A2 from A3, citing improvements in the city's "modest" financial position.
January 29 -
School and community college districts violate California law if they purposely incentivize municipal finance professionals to advocate for passage of a bond measure, said a formal opinion from Attorney General Kamala Harris.
January 28 -
A lawsuit against the new basketball arena project in downtown Sacramento will end up costing the city about $27 million in extra debt service, according to city treasurer Russ Fehr.
January 27 -
Richard Ravitch, James Spiotto and Lois Scott are among the municipal leaders who've started an advocacy group to help local governments face what it describes as the "uncertain future" of public pension plans.
January 26 -
A King County, Wash. Superior Court judge has struck down a voter-approved ballot measure that would have lowered taxes unless the legislature adopted a new constitutional amendment giving more control of tax increases to voters.
January 25 -
AlaskaAlaska Gov. Bill Walker used Thursday nights State of the State address to make a forceful call for immediate fiscal reforms and new revenue
January 22 -
California Public Employees' Retirement System chief executive officer Anne Stausboll announced Thursday that she will retire as the head of the nation's largest public pension fund.
January 21 -
Local government lobbyists think California may have a window to pass transportation funding legislation this spring.
January 21 -
CaliforniaA California pension reform ballot measure will not go before voters this year, with supporters saying they will wait for what they hope will be an easier path forward in 2018.
January 19 - California
The San Francisco Bay Area Restoration Authority will ask voters to impose a new parcel tax in that could be used as a means to back bonds.
January 14 - Washington
Washington state will issue $673 million of highly rated general obligation bonds next week.
January 13 -
Oregon's Municipal Debt Advisory Commission Task Force will gather information about new categories of debt incurred by local governments, including bank loans and lines of credit.
January 12 -
A lawsuit filed late last week seeks to block construction Golden State Warriors event center and mixed-use development project in San Francisco.
January 11 -
The California Health Facilities Financing Authority will issue $500 million of revenue bonds next week for the Sutter Health hospital system in Northern California.
January 8 -
OregonOregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler has called for an immediate halt to a general obligation bond-financed energy loan program that is running in the red.
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