Far West

A report issued by the Alaska governor's office outlines “dire consequences” for the state’s fiscal health if the state's legislature fails to take decisive action.

Pension fund veteran Marcie Frost will helm the nation's largest public employee retirement plan, the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Assessed property values in California are growing robustly in the state’s larger counties, which bodes well for the state budget and local bonds backed by property taxes.

San Diego residents will have a chance this fall to vote on a proposed hotel room tax hike that would back bonds for a $1.8 billion professional football stadium-convention center downtown, but some critics question the bond financing.

Thousands of California motorists are participating in nine-month VMT pilot program to test a replacement for the state's gasoline tax revenues.

Santa Clara County, Calif.’s $6.5 billion sales tax plan to fund road and rail projects has been put on November ballot.

The House approved an appropriations bill that would reduce funds for the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the District of Columbia for fiscal 2017, which begins on Oct. 1.

Less than two months after Las Vegas officials released a proposal to bring the Oakland Raiders to Sin City, a committee has proposed lowering the public price tag by $200 million.

The two California cities that have done the most to challenge public employee pensions say court challenges have not daunted their efforts to shrink employee benefits to match revenues.

Three state Republican parties challenging the constitutionality of a revised Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board anti-pay-to-play rule are asking a federal circuit court to streamline the legal process by consolidating their two pending cases.