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Moody’s Investors Service deems California’s projected growth in education funding is a credit positive for the state’s schools and community colleges.

The California controller’s office said the Lottery Education Fund totals rose slightly this year to $1.39 billion.

Oregon's latest two-year state general fund revenue projection is up slightly from earlier this year, though state leaders remain guarded about how stable its economic gains really are.

Standard & Poor's raised its long-term rating to AA-minus from A-plus on Reno, Nev.'s general obligation limited tax sewer refunding bonds.

Facing a fiscal year 2016 shortfall of about $159 million, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has proposed slashing expenses and borrowing from the state's rainy day account to offset a sharp fall in energy industry revenues.

A district that replenishes Los Angeles-area aquifers is selling bonds for a project designed to help eliminate its use of imported water.

Backers of a California initiative want voter approval on revenue bonds issued for state projects costing more than $2 billion.

Seven U.S. cities intend to dedicate 10% of their annual budgets toward resilience strategies under a worldwide program designed to fortify urban centers.

A legal opinion defining San Diego Unified School District bonds as special revenues was credited with the district's $470 million pre-Thanksgiving general obligation bond sale being oversubscribed.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced late last week that Alaska has acquired land it needed for a major pipeline project and signed an agreement with British Columbia that could also strengthen the state's economy.