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.
- Washington
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Oct. 16 that the federal government will assist parts of the state that suffered significant infrastructure damage in recent natural disasters.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 19 - California
Standard & Poor's has upgraded the Alameda County Redevelopment Agency, Calif.'s series 2006A tax allocation bonds to AA-minus from A-minus, the agency announced Friday.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 19 -
A California legislative committee tasked with fixing the states transportation funding woes kicked off its work, vowing not to let the difficulty of the choices facing them prevent a solution from emerging.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 16 - California
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its AA rating on San Mateo County Board of Education, Calif.'s certificates of participation and removed the rating from CreditWatch, where it had been placed on Sept. 16.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 15 -
Christopher Brogdon, who was at the center of more than a dozen problematic healthcare municipal bond deals for which at least $2 million was unaccounted for, will resign from the board of healthcare firm AdCare.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 14 - Wyoming
Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming are the states most "in the crosshairs" as energy revenues look to remain low well into next year, Fitch Ratings said.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 13 -
Middle-market securities dealers need to redouble efforts to make their voices heard as regulators prepare to tighten the reins on the muni market, Bond Dealers of America members said.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 9 - California
Sacramento Countys slow progress in building up its reserves could spell trouble for Californias most bond-indebted county.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 8 - Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell's decision to walk away from its unsuccessful drilling efforts in the Alaskan Arctic is credit negative for Alaska, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 5 - California
Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to negative from stable on Live Oak School District, Calif. general obligation bonds.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 2 -
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the AA-minus rating on Bay Area Toll Authority, Calif.s approximately $5.7 billion outstanding senior lien toll bridge revenue bonds.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 1 - Washington
Washington State Treasurer James McIntire announced late Wednesday that he is pleased with the results of the states general obligation bond sale this week, including its first ever green bonds.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 1 - Alaska
Facing a $3.5 billion deficit, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is calling the state's legislature into special session Oct. 24 to discuss measures to monetize Alaska's untapped natural gas resources.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 30 -
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded about $23 million of Sonoma Valley Health Care District, Calif. general obligation bonds to Baa1 from A1.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 29 -
A bond investors suspicions triggered a municipal bond trustees firing of a vice president but the question remains: what happened to more than $2 million?
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 29 -
Major bond-financed investments have been paying off for some of Northern Californias smaller airports, which have seen their multi-billion dollar projects followed by more airline and passenger business.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 24 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is pushing to use the Alaska Permanent Fund, traditionally used for payouts to Alaska citizens, to help close the state's budget gap.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 23 - California
Standard & Poor's affirmed its AA-minus rating for San Francisco Unified School District.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 22 - Washington
Washington State will sell more than $900 million of bonds next week, including a negotiated retail sale of its first-ever green bonds followed by a competitive sale Sept. 30.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 21 - California
Standard & Poor's has put the San Mateo County (Calif.) Board of Education on negative watch and warned of a possible rating withdrawal later this month because the rating agency says the issuer is not providing information quickly enough.
By Kyle GlazierSeptember 17









