Kyle Glazier

A survey out the San Francisco Controller's office found residents to be reasonably satisfied with its infrastructure and public services, in advance of major investments and a large bond proposal.

CIVICVentures, an Alaska non-profit, is selling $90 million of tax-exempt refunding bonds next week on behalf of Anchorage.

Municipal issuers no longer consider bankruptcy to be taboo and distressed governments are increasingly likely to consider it an option, Moody's analysts said in a report.

Moody's Investors Service dropped Richmond, Calif. to junk late Tuesday with a three-notch downgrade that brought the city's implied general obligation rating to Ba1.

The Environmental Protection Agency has given Alaska a temporary pass on the EPA's latest carbon emissions rules because of the state's unique energy infrastructure challenges, a decision praised by the governor.

Standard & Poor's upgraded Wyoming's Fremont County School District No. 1 to A-plus from A.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is going to sell $67 million of bonds to refund debt it used to purchase a hydroelectric plant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Public Utility District #1 of Klickitat County, Wash. is going to sell $79 million of revenue and refunding bonds for its electrical infrastructure.

Although drought conditions in Oregon are bad for credit overall, and especially in agricultural communities, official drought declarations by Gov. Kate Brown are a positive development, Moody’s Investors Service said Friday.

The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority in Washington State is planning to sell nearly $1 billion of green bonds Aug. 4 to pay for its mass transit system and for possible refunding purposes.

Standard & Poor's placed Palm Drive Health Care District, Calif.'s revenue debt on negative watch due to lack of timely information.

Lawmakers in Sacramento are trying to solve a very big and expensive puzzle: how to fund California’s estimated $5.7 billion annual infrastructure funding gap.

American Samoa is getting ready to sell $73 million of junk-rated bonds next month.

The Wyoming Community Development Authority is gearing up to issue $114 million to refund outstanding bonds and to purchase home loans as part of a program to make home buying easier for some state residents.

Sacramento is set to sell $282 million of bonds to finance a basketball arena after prevailing in a lawsuit challenging the validity of the debt.

Freight transport executives are pushing Sacramento to support California ports by making them a funding priority.

Santa Barbara, Calif., will borrow $55 million from the state to reopen a closed desalination plant as it deals with a serious drought.

Washington state will be among the biggest beneficiaries of Medicaid changes under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings

San Francisco's $25 billion construction portfolio, including bond-financed projects, suffers from a serious lack of oversight, according to a new report from the county's Civil Grand Jury.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a new law securing revenues for general obligation bonds issued by local governments — a move designed to protect bondholders in a bankruptcy proceeding. But rating agencies have mixed feelings about whether it will be of much benefit to holders of local GOs in the nation's most populous state.