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Worrisome signs remain for the Oregon economy ahead of Gov. Kate Brown's budget proposal Dec. 1, necessitating some cuts the state’s chief executive said.

Republicans this week said they are working toward a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through March 31 instead of a full-year appropriations bill, a decision that disappointed Democrats and several GOP members.

Self-driving vehicles could be the ticket for replacing the fuel tax as the main road funding mechanism, accord to transportation experts.

Hawaii tops the national in GDP growth this year, but inflation is expected to slow the island state’s growth through 2019.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced on Thursday that starting on Feb. 27, academic institutions will be able to request one-year data sets from a new data product that would identify dealers in some way without naming them.

The looming deadline of California's special legislative session on transportation funding could provide an opening for much-needed legislation before new lawmakers take their seats next legislative session, those closely watching the developments in Sacramento believe.

The city of Mobile, Ala., has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the Internal Revenue Service to maintain the tax-exempt standing of $63.4 million of general obligation refunding and improvement warrants it issued in 2006.

California state budget watchdog releases positive economic forecast, but cautions about federal policy unknowns.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board wants to amend its proposal to require dealers to disclose their markups and markdowns in certain transactions by lengthening its implementation timeline and clarifying provisions that market participants have criticized.

Transit advocates want Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to drop search for high-tech ways to unclog congestion.