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Voters could experience déjà vu when they open their ballots for the February special election, which are scheduled to be mailed Friday.

The county school superintendent appointed a fiscal advisory team to help Los Angeles Unified close a structural deficit.

KPC Group has agreed to be a stalking horse bidder for Verity Health System's remaining four hospitals.

California’s largest utility owner faces $30 billion in potential wildfire liabilities, and its bankruptcy plan has reverberated across the power industry.

Rating agencies don't expect major impacts to state and local governments from the troubled California utility's pending bankruptcy.

New York will require out-of-state retailers with annual sales of more than $300,000 or 100 transactions in the state to collect and remit sales tax.

Petek has covered California's state government as a public finance rating analyst for S&P Global Ratings.

Honolulu plans to price $250 million in GOs for the 20-mile-long elevated rail project.

California's Governor and San Diego's mayor launch separate efforts to combat housing crisis

The LAUSD strike doesn't have an immediate rating impact, but analysts view it as a symptom of larger problems at the district.