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The House GOP blueprint for tax reform released Friday sparked mixed reactions in Congress, with leading Democrats criticizing its lack of detail and Republicans lauding its proposed pro-growth efforts through limits on deductions, exclusions and credits in the current tax code.

California Treasurer John Chiang reassured Californians that he is monitoring the impact of Brexit on state finances.

The University of California, Merced, is closing in on formal execution of a $1.1 billion public-private partnership to nearly double the physical capacity of the campus by 2020.

The District of Columbia submitted its enacted $13.4 billion fiscal 2017 budget and 2017-2020 capital plan to Congress and President Obama Wednesday, defying Republican legislation that would curtail any such action without congressional approval.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an agreement with the Navy to coordinate the human and financial resources of the state and the Department of Defense to advance clean energy projects.

Idaho’s Housing & Finance Association bonds were downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service ahead plans to price $37.2 million today.

California and Oregon voters may soon have the opportunity to vote on controversial soda taxes which could bring in millions of extra dollars annually.

San Diego’s Regional Transportation Agency faces opposition from environmental groups to a tax measure for November’s ballot that would raise $18 billion for the region’s transportation project

No single individual played a more critical role in defending the authority of cities, counties, and states to issue state and municipal debt.

A sharp rebound in oil prices won't be enough to rescue Alaska from its $3 billion annual spending deficit or protect it from possible further downgrades, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.