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California Controller Betty Yee urged public employee unions to negotiate prefunding of retiree healthcare benefits as her office's latest report identified California's OPEB liability at $74.1 billion.

Two Republican state committees that challenged the constitutionality of a Securities and Exchange Commission political contributions rule are insisting the SEC reject a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board proposal to extend pay-to-play prohibitions to municipal advisors.

Richard Ravitch, James Spiotto and Lois Scott are among the municipal leaders who've started an advocacy group to help local governments face what it describes as the "uncertain future" of public pension plans.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power may see significant changes under a ballot measure proposal introduced by a city council member.

A King County, Wash. Superior Court judge has struck down a voter-approved ballot measure that would have lowered taxes unless the legislature adopted a new constitutional amendment giving more control of tax increases to voters.

Stock market swings could affect California's credit quality, which is linked to its ability to maintain balanced fiscal operations that are heavily linked to the stock market's performance.

A House panel hearing on a federal oversight board for Puerto Rico has been rescheduled to Feb. 2 as a Republican governor is arguing against a Super Chapter 9 solution for the commonwealth but not ruling out bankruptcy protections for the territory's public authorities.

California cuts road and transit project funding by $754 million over five years as fuel sales tax revenues fall in step with pump prices.

California’s legislative analyst says lawmakers should modify the state’s cap-and-trade law on greenhouse emissions to ease spending restrictions on the program’s revenues.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker used Thursday night’s State of the State address to make a forceful call for immediate fiscal reforms and new revenue