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Only a skeleton service will remain for essential workers who need to leave home to do their jobs.

Stepan Haytayan was named senior counsel and Mauricio Salazar has joined as an associate.

Fitch Ratings placed Alaska's AA-minus issuer default rating on Rating Watch Negative.

AA-rated Las Vegas saw its outlook revised to negative by S&P Global Ratings with casinos shuttered and visitors absent.

The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts warned that extraordinary costs mean their budgets may not balance.

The Department of Finance told department heads it will be re-evaluating budget requests under a workload budget scenario.

New York MTA and 10 other transit systems have cited the crippling effects of ridership drops due to COVID-19.

The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.

The economists revised the quarterly forecast between regularly quarterly releases for the first time in 68 years.

Cities and states that rely on hotel taxes and tourism-related revenues will lose billions as events and attractions shutter to slow the spread of COVID-19.