Tonya Chin

Oregon is planning to sell $412 million of lottery bonds next week to fund development projects throughout the state and refunding outstanding debt.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for California's $68 billion high speed passenger rail project is scheduled in Fresno.

Washington's Performance Management Program has saved the state millions of dollars, according to a report from Gov. Jay Inslee's office.

Standard & Poor's warned that the plunge in oil prices could hurt Alaska's credit rating, unless the state takes action to address its deficit.

Market participants expect strong demand for the state of Washington's $530 million general obligation bond scheduled for next month.

State Controller John Chiang issued a report warning of the growing unfunded retiree healthcare liability cost which has reached $71.8 billion.

Moody's Investors Service has revised its outlook on Aaa-rated Alaska to negative from stable as plunging oil prices threaten to reduce the state's budgetary reserve.

California's severe drought will cost the state billions of dollars for 2014, but its economy is still doing well, according to municipal analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Stockton, Calif. received approval of its bankruptcy plan in October, but it continues to face challenges from its holdout creditor, Franklin Advisors.

The state of Alaska recently lowered its revenue forecast due to declining oil prices, with no immediate impact on its credit rating, according to Fitch Ratings.

Ratings on many of California's cities continue to recover from the recession, but credit rating distribution in the state remains uneven, according to a report from Standard & Poor's.

For the month of November, California's total revenues came in slightly below estimates, with lower-than-expected income and sales tax collections, according to the state controller.

A San Francisco Superior Court judge will decide in January whether to uphold a decision to terminate the accreditation of the City College of San Francisco.

Tustin Unified School District, located in Orange County, Calif., has been upgraded by Moody's Investors Service ahead of its $45 million general obligation bond sale.

Oregon's Port of Morrow is selling $189 million of revenue bonds for the Bonneville Power Administration this week.

California's Bay Area Toll Authority prices $814 million of revenue bonds next week in a deal structured with an eye to the market's concerns about the potential for rising rates.

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is proposing to spend over half of an $18.6 billion budget on schools, community colleges, and universities in the state.

Facing continued deficit operations, Mills College in Oakland, Calif. received a downgrade to Baa3 from Baa2 from Moody's Investors Service.

Portland, Ore. is planning to sell $85 million of water revenue bonds to finance projects for its water system.

Following the failure of a local ballot measure to increase its sales tax rate, Marysville, Calif. was downgraded to Baa1 from A3 by Moody's Investors Service.