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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An agreement to return control of the LA/Ontario International Airport from Los Angeles to an Ontario-based local authority is a positive for the Los Angeles airport but negative to the Ontario airport's credit, Moody's Investors Service said.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 21 -
Arizona State Universitys "strong culture of innovation" should translate into improved credit quality over time, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 18 -
Franklin Templeton, Stockton, Calif's holdout creditor, says it will not pursue further appeals of the plan that allowed the city to officially exit bankruptcy earlier this year.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 17 - California
Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to positive from stable on Wright Elementary School District, Calif.'s general obligation bonds, and affirmed its A-plus rating.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 16 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walkers proposed budget would retool the states oil and gas tax credit system, cut hundreds of millions of spending, and impose an income tax.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 15 -
Stockton, Calif. has notched another legal win for its bankruptcy exit plan. That doesnt mean the fight is over.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 14 - Oregon
The Oregon Investment Council is shifting the state's investment strategy to include more infrastructure and renewable energy investments and to reduce its exposure to stock market volatility
By Kyle GlazierDecember 11 - California
A California Public Employees Retirement System plan to slowly revise investment return assumptions has Gov. Jerry Brown and others concerned that the massive pension fund could be exposing state and local governments to serious financial risk.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 10 - Alaska
Alaska has signed and made public agreements with two major gas companies that will allow a major pipeline project to move forward even if the private firms decide to drop out of it.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 9 -
The Port of Seattle Commission has approved a $408.4 million budget for 2016 that includes extensive infrastructure investments as part of a more than $2 billion capital improvement plan.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 8 - California
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its A-minus rating on Sunnyvale Redevelopment Agency Calif.'s series 2003 tax allocation bonds and revised its outlook to positive from stable, citing the likely settlement of its court battle with the state Department of Finance.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 7 - Oregon
Oregon's latest two-year state general fund revenue projection is up slightly from earlier this year, though state leaders remain guarded about how stable its economic gains really are.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 3 - Wyoming
Facing a fiscal year 2016 shortfall of about $159 million, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has proposed slashing expenses and borrowing from the state's rainy day account to offset a sharp fall in energy industry revenues.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 3 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced late last week that Alaska has acquired land it needed for a major pipeline project and signed an agreement with British Columbia that could also strengthen the state's economy.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 30 -
Christopher Brogdon, the retirement home financier who is facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges, has denied being liable for a particularly problematic deal in new filings with a federal court in Georgia.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 25 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has announced two new appointments to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors, the group responsible for overseeing the agency's efforts to build a natural gas pipeline the governor says is critical to Alaska's financial future.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 24 - California
Standard & Poor's upgraded Benicia, Calif's issuer credit rating to AA from AA-minus, and raised the underlying rating on the California Public Property Financing Corp.'s series 2011 certificates of participation issued on behalf of the city to AA-minus from A-plus.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 24 - Wyoming
The Casper, Wyo. City Council last week approved plans for an $8.5 million redevelopment of the city's downtown.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 23 - Washington
Washington State's projected costs have increased by nearly $700 million since the legislature approved the 201517 budget in June, leaving the state facing a more than $400 million shortfall.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 20 -
The Navajo Nation closed its first-ever bond transaction this week when it sold $52.9 million of investment-grade general obligation bonds in a private placement.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 18










