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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said he expects Congress to agree on a multiyear highway bill by Christmas.

Christopher Brogdon, the retirement home financier who is facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges, has denied being liable for a particularly problematic deal in new filings with a federal court in Georgia.

Oxnard, Calif.'s issuer credit rating received a downgrade from Standard & Poor's, to A-plus from AA-minus.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has announced two new appointments to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors, the group responsible for overseeing the agency's efforts to build a natural gas pipeline the governor says is critical to Alaska's financial future.

Standard & Poor's upgraded Benicia, Calif's issuer credit rating to AA from AA-minus, and raised the underlying rating on the California Public Property Financing Corp.'s series 2011 certificates of participation issued on behalf of the city to AA-minus from A-plus.

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s decision to create task forces aimed at cutting costs to avoid a projected $333 million deficit in 2017-2018 is a credit positive, according to Moody’s

Hawaiian economists forecast slow but steady economic growth through 2018.

The Casper, Wyo. City Council last week approved plans for an $8.5 million redevelopment of the city's downtown.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposed rule changes to lengthen its board members' terms to four years from three has garnered general support from dealer and advisor groups as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate.

Washington State's projected costs have increased by nearly $700 million since the legislature approved the 2015–17 budget in June, leaving the state facing a more than $400 million shortfall.