Far West

Caltrain is relying on an on-line petition to reverse a hold on $647 million federal rail grant.

The administration wants tax reform to be passed by August, while hundreds of groups press lawmakers to preserve full muni tax exemption.

Threats to the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the cross-border commerce it facilitates could reverberate through the trade-oriented West Coast economy.

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s transportation funding proposal is too complex and does not include enough money to tackle the state’s transportation needs, according to a report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

House members reintroduced a bill to modernize and ease tax law restrictions for small bond issues used to finance manufacturing facilities.

Reason Foundation says $12 billion privately financed Texas bullet train proposal would require public funding.

A Hawaii Senate committee approved a bill that would hike gas taxes, vehicle registration fees and the vehicle weight tax to pay for highway repairs.

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.