Far West

The Senate on Thursday passed the long-stalled Water Resources Development Act of 2016 that would provide millions of federal dollars to Flint, Mich. and any other community facing a water crisis.

Oregon's economy continues to expand at full throttle despite some worrisome long-term signs, according to the state's newly-released economic forecast.

As California charter school enrollment has increased, so have conflicts over their access to school construction bond funds.

San Diego will build an 11-mile extension of its Blue Line light rail system with a $1 billion federal transit grant.

The Port of Seattle has unveiled the final design for a $636 million bond-funded airport renovation and expansion.

Hawaii received a second upgrade from a major rating agency ahead of plans to issue $757 million in general obligation bonds as Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the state’s GO bonds to Aa1.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved proposed rule changes from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board that would authorize the board to provide three-year old trade data for academic studies that would identify dealers in some way without naming them.

In a first-of-a-kind verdict, a Miami jury found on Wednesday that Miami and its former budget director, Michael Boudreaux, were guilty of securities fraud for faulty disclosures in connection with three 2009 municipal bond offerings.

The Port of Los Angeles will price a $219.2 million revenue bond refunding Wednesday its officials say represents the first green bond sale by a port.

Amid a federal corruption probe, Opa-locka, Fla.'s former manager, David Chiverton pleaded guilty to taking pay-offs as a state financial oversight panel attempts to prevent the city from having to file for bankruptcy.