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A coalition that opposes California high-speed rail has filed two lawsuits to try to halt the project just as the rail authority planned to seek approval to issue bonds.

Nearly three-quarters of state pension plans and more than half of local plans cut benefits and/or raised employee contributions to combat rising employer costs in the five years following the financial crisis, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College said Tuesday.

Muni participants predict 2017 may bring the first major tax legislation in three decades, and they are pulling out all the stops to make sure the muni exemption is maintained to finance infrastructure.

While most muni market participants agree that 2017 could be the year of comprehensive tax reform, they have mixed views on whether the muni exemption is safe under the tax proposals of President-Elect Donald Trump and House Republicans.

California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two of his closest advisors on environmental issues to the California Public Utilities Commission.

Outlook for Public-Private Partnerships in 2017

Tolls on interstate highways are seen as the only way to provide the revenue stream in President-elect Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal.

San Bernardino, Calif. City Manager Mark Scott believes the city’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy workout, combined with voter approval of a new city charter, poises the city for a comeback.

Finding more revenue for transportation infrastructure will be elusive but obtainable in 2017.

President-elect Trump's $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan has the potential to reshape funding for roads, transit and bridges.