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The California governor’s extension of water conservation mandates could mean downward ratings pressure in the mid-to-long term for water utilities, Fitch Ratings said.

The San Diego City Council approved a plan to hike water rates by nearly 35% in stair steps over a four-year period.

The Navajo Nation closed its first-ever bond transaction this week when it sold $52.9 million of investment-grade general obligation bonds in a private placement.

Los Angeles Airport expects to be the busiest U.S. airport during Thanksgiving holiday for third year in a row.

The Senate will consider a House-approved transportation appropriations bill that keeps fiscal 2016 highway funding at fiscal 2015 levels.

A U.S. Court of Appeals bankruptcy panel will hear arguments Thursday from Stockton, Calif. and creditor holdout Franklin Templeton Investments, which is appealing confirmation of the city's plan of adjustment.

Puerto Rico's congressional representative Pedro Pierluisi strongly opposed the idea of the federal government imposing a federal fiscal control board on Puerto Rico, warning it would be "a blatant exercise of colonialism."

California’s treasurer has launched an open data website that he says will make it easier to analyze $1.5 trillion in debt issued in the state since 1984.

The slowing Chinese economy and the strong U.S. dollar have the potential to impact export oriented industries in the U.S.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation says it needs an additional $62 million per year to maintain its roads and bridges, even as a recent report concludes that the state faces a sharp drop in revenue due to a weak oil and gas market.