Far West

Moody's deemed the ruling a credit positive, because it provides more flexibility to raise taxes.

The state auditor raised questions about how the state controller reported California's OPEB liability in the report, which took 11 months to release.

University of Alaska President Jim Jensen has six weeks to craft a plan to consolidate three universities.

A new state law established the wildfire fund to provide a financial buffer for claims against utilities.

The company behind the nation’s first privately owned intercity passenger railway in more than a century is seeking approval from California and Nevada to raise as much as $3.6 billion in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed train linking southern California to Las Vegas.

The San Diego Association of Governments deal, backed by a federal capital grant, is structured to allay investor concerns about funding delays.

Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Four Twenty Seven, a provider of data and analysis on climate risks.

Facing Gov. Mike Dunleavy's 40% cut in state funding, the regents passed a measure allowing it to lay off tenured professors and close campuses.

From BART trains packed to capacity during the commute to freeways that jam well before dawn, the strain on the Bay Area's transportation backbone is intensifying.

Several years ago, Rupert officials knew the city was years behind in road construction projects and, with an annual $200,000 road construction budget, there was little hope of ever catching up.