Far West

The $500 million of federal TIGER grants to transportation projects in 34 states brings the total to $4.6 billion since 2009.

Nevada's Clark County School District, the nation's fifth largest, is in the midst of a restructuring that could have repercussions for its outstanding and future bonds.

Oregon will sell $54.3 million of general obligation bonds for veterans’ housing in a negotiated deal next week.

The National Governors Association is calling on newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan to move transportation and online sales tax legislation.

California’s Richmond Community Foundation will pursue a new social impact bond vehicle with a $3 million revenue bond private placement it hopes to close next month with the local Mechanics Bank.

The deteriorating financial position of a school district in Santa Clarita, Calif. was cited in one-notch issuer and certificate of participation downgrades from Moody’s Investors Service.

Fitch Ratings placed two series of Idaho Housing Finance Association single-family mortgage bonds totaling $354 million on negative watch

The House on Tuesday passed a three-week extension of federal transportation funding that would keep reimbursements to states for highway and transit projects flowing through Nov. 20.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Oregon's general obligation bond rating at AA-plus.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook on Los Angeles’s debt to stable from positive citing uncertainty from two lawsuits challenging the city's power revenue fund transfers.