Kyle Glazier

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Glendale, Ariz.'s rating to A2 from A3, citing improvements in the city's "modest" financial position.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker used Thursday night’s State of the State address to make a forceful call for immediate fiscal reforms and new revenue

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.

Local government lobbyists think California may have a window to pass transportation funding legislation this spring.

A 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.

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.

Washington state will issue $673 million of highly rated general obligation bonds next week.

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.

A lawsuit filed late last week seeks to block construction Golden State Warriors event center and mixed-use development project in San Francisco.

The California Health Facilities Financing Authority will issue $500 million of revenue bonds next week for the Sutter Health hospital system in Northern California.

Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler has called for an immediate halt to a general obligation bond-financed energy loan program that is running in the red.

Market participants expect a slower year for Oregon public finance, though some sectors could pick up and major policy questions about corporate and property taxes could see discussion.

The chair of California’s Assembly Committee on Transportation unveiled legislation he said would provide revenue to meet the state’s serious transportation needs.

Infrastructure funding and municipal revenue could be on the chopping block when Washington state lawmakers convene.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will seek public input in a series of meetings beginning next month on the preliminary findings of a policy group exploring the state's transportation needs.

The "gradual and contingent nature" of the California Public Employees' Retirement System plan to revise its investment return assumptions could mean substantial fiscal risk to California governments, Moody's Investors service said Friday.