Far West

California revenues for January beat projections in the governor’s proposed 2017-18 budget by $747 million, but year-to-date revenues still missed the mark.

A trade war or trade slowdown with China could impact some credits, with West Coast container ports particularly vulnerable.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

PHOENIX - Legislation that would raise gasoline and other taxes to fund California transportation infrastructure is a step closer to passage after a committee vote Tuesday, in a sign of life for transportation after the legislature failed to pass a funding bill last session.

Former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White, who oversaw multiple first-of-their-kind enforcement actions in the municipal market, rejoined Debevoise & Plimpton as the firm's senior chair on Wednesday.

Loma Linda University was downgraded to Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service ahead of plans to price $179 million in revenues bonds next week.

The Glades Correctional Development Corp. in south-central Florida said that it received a preliminary Internal Revenue Service determination that its 2006 bonds violate the private activity use test.

The IRS won't be issuing any rules or significant guidance for a while in the wake of President Trump's regulatory actions.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a higher gasoline tax to support up to $2.8 billion of road bonds.

Two corporate executives and lobbyists told treasurers meeting here on Monday that they are hearing positive things about municipal bonds from legislative staffers, but a senior tax staffer from the Senate Finance Committee said tax reform may slip into 2018.