Far West

Interstate tolling is one way to make federal transportation funding more productive, CBO says.

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on King County, Wash.'s existing debt to negative from stable.

The education spending proposed in the California governor’s budget is enough to sustain the sector's healthy and improving credit position, Moody's Investors Service said.

State governors and other public officials who warned that new Environmental Protection Agency regulations could cause significant economic harm to their states and localities are hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to place a stay on the EPA’s plan.

Los Angeles may switch gears mid-stream from a traditional tax-exempt financing to consider a public-private model to expand and renovate its convention center.

Federal airport grants would increase while the passenger facility charge would stay at its current level under a proposed six-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration approved late Wednesday by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

The California state government’s revenues for January fell short of projections in Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal by $239.8 million after several months of exceeding expectations.

The University of California would issue $400 million of bonds as part of a proposed $1.1 billion public-private partnership to expand the campus of UC Merced, according to a report issued the state Legislative Analyst’s Office Wednesday.

Washington State sold $321.6 million of various purpose general obligation bonds and $200.5 million of motor vehicle fuel tax general obligation bonds in competitive sales Tuesday, touting the success it achieved in "volatile" market conditions.

California should rethink its reliance on bond debt to fund infrastructure, according to California Treasurer John Chiang.