Randall Jensen

Seattle public finance law firm Gottlieb Fisher PLLC, which ranked 55th nationally as bond counsel last year, has joined Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson.

Moody's Investors Service said it has revised the outlook on the Port of Seattle's outstanding revenue bonds to negative from stable.

A state commission on Wednesday approved 5% pay raises for California's top officials and lawmakers, according to reports

Morgan Hill is set to become one of the few municipalities in California to refinance redevelopment debt since the big shutdown last year, and it plans special tactics to entice investors to its $100 million deal.

California lawmakers passed a $96.3 billion budget bill Friday, beating a constitutional deadline by a day.

Moody's Investors Service said triple-A rated Alaska appears in good shape to overhaul its tax on oil production.

The process of adopting California's budget is no longer a drama that holds much interest for the municipal bond market as the state's fiscal house becomes sturdier after years of dilapidation.

Stockton, Calif., officials said the city reached an agreement on health benefit claims with retirees in its bankruptcy case.

California Gov. Jerry Brown reached a deal with lawmakers on Monday on key parts of the state general fund spending plan, laying a foundation for an on-time balanced budget.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has hired Dan Deshon, a 27-year bond industry veteran, to help expand its utility practice in the Far West.

Moody's Investors Service said it has raised its rating on $5.2 billion of California economic recovery bonds to Aa2 from Aa3.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday raided the offices of Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, according to local reports.

Moody's Investors Service said in a report Wednesday that it has withdrawn ratings on $1.2 billion of debt issued by 22 former California redevelopment agencies due to a lack of information.

Critical funding measures on the ballot in the struggling California cities of Fresno and Hercules hung in the balance Tuesday before voters – one appears to have passed, another's fate is too close to call.

California Treasurer Bill Lockyer, who oversees some of the largest muncipal bond sales in the country, said he will retire from elected office at the end of his term in 2015.

Moody's Investors Service said a court ruling that allows California to cut its Medi-Cal program is a negative for the credit ratings of hospitals, and positive for the state's fiscal flexibility.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is considering selling bonds backed by islands as collateral, and legalizing gambling in an effort to tackle its pension problem.

Gov. Jerry Brown's administration has ordered an independent review of the California Department of Transportation amid controversy over the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Standard & Poor's said in a report Wednesday that California's revised budget would allow for more financial flexibility for schools, generally a "positive credit factor."

Moody's Investors Service has stamped a triple-A rating on Palo Alto's $20 million general obligation sale set for later this month.