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A probable rollback of federal protections put in place after the Great Recession means Oregon must be even more vigilant in its stewardship of public funds, said its new treasurer, Tobias Reed.

Six lawmakers are joining the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, while two are joining its counterpart, the Senate Finance Committee.

Bud Ovrom, who has held a number of top level Los Angeles city politics positions, is retiring as head of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System’s decision to reduce its assumed rate of investment return to 7.0% from 7.5% is good for the credit of the state and its local governments, Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell dedicated the majority of his inaugural speech to Oahu’s troubled multi-billion elevated rail line.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has secured $1.5 billion in federal grants and loans needed to accelerate a subway line.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's enforcement priorities for 2017 will include ensuring municipal advisors are properly registered with regulators, checking broker-dealers' compliance with best execution requirements, and monitoring firms' efforts to avoid unsuitable recommendations of securities.

A coalition of state, local, and infrastructure groups is pushing the California Legislature to act on transportation funding soon in 2017 after failing to reach a last-minute deal in 2016.

The release of a lengthy collection of environmental documents sets the stage for the California WaterFix Delta tunnel project to move forward and for its opponents to continue fighting it in both courtrooms and the court of public opinion.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday in his inaugural speech as Senate Minority Leader that he hopes for more direct spending in President-elect Donald Trump's proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan.