Far West

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has promoted two public finance attorneys to partner.

Stacy Lewis Daher has been reappointed to the California Educational Facilities Authority, the body responsible for approving conduit bond issues for universities.

The extension of a tax that supports Honolulu’s $6.9 billion elevated rail project is a credit positive, Moody’s Investors Service said.

The Internal Revenue Service has dropped its audit of Alaska student loan bonds after concluding there were no tax violations warranting any change to the tax-exempt status of the bonds.

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) earned returns of 2.1% in 2015,and ended the year with a balance of $68.7 billion.

General Services Administration is looking for partners to build a new FBI building in exchange for current headquarters.

A California redevelopment successor agency achieved 25% savings on a $33.7 million tax allocation bond refunding.

The holders of $50 million in pension obligation bonds have reached a tentative agreement with San Bernardino in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

Wyoming's outlook was cut to negative from stable by Standard & Poor's as the highly-rated state struggles with budgetary pressure.