Far West

The Wyoming Senate rejected a measure that would have expanded Medicaid in the state, a step Gov. Matt Mead had urged support of and that he said would have brought more federal money to Wyoming.

The California Department of Finance said the state government’s revenues for January fell short of projections contained in Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal by $148 million.

Georgia's recently enacted supplemental state budget dedicates $750 million to transportation projects.

The Securities and Exchange Commission told Miami, Miami-Dade County, and the Marlins that no enforcement action will be recommended after a four-year-long inquiry into the financing of the team's $615.7 million stadium.

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco gave attendees of a Town Hall Los Angeles event a glimpse into what the Fed might announce at its March meeting.

Challenges remain despite initial favorable reaction to a proposal to establish guidance for municipal securities dealers calculating prevailing market price and compensation in principal transactions.

The House will hold two simultaneous hearings about Puerto Rico on Feb. 25 before legislators are expected to begin a drafting process for a legislative solution for the commonwealth.

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel in San Juan ordered UBS AG to pay an investor about $1.45 million in compensation for losses suffered by investments in its Puerto Rico closed-end bond funds.

Keith Larson, who has served on the Oregon Investment Council for almost decade, has wrapped up his council career after being term-limited Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler announced Wednesday.

The inadequate national investment in transportation infrastructure means it will take at least 21 years to replace or upgrade the 58,500 structurally deficient road bridges in the U.S., according to the latest bridge inventory from the Federal Highway Administration.