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Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to negative from stable on Live Oak School District, Calif. general obligation bonds.

Six advocacy groups are urging two key Senate Republicans to keep Congress from providing Puerto Rico with access to Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

Congress needs to raise the debt limit before Nov. 5, the date around when the Treasury Department is expected to exhaust the “extraordinary measures” it has been using to preserve the U.S. borrowing capacity, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told lawmakers.

California achieved $104 million in present value savings on a $548.2 million lease revenue bond refunding for the State Public Works Board, according to Treasurer John Chiang.

Utah Treasurer Richard Ellis has been tapped to serve a second three-year term as a public member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the AA-minus rating on Bay Area Toll Authority, Calif.’s approximately $5.7 billion outstanding senior lien toll bridge revenue bonds.

Washington State Treasurer James McIntire announced late Wednesday that he is pleased with the results of the state’s general obligation bond sale this week, including its first ever green bonds.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences plans to sell $349 million in revenue bonds next week to fund construction of its film museum.

Facing a $3.5 billion deficit, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is calling the state's legislature into special session Oct. 24 to discuss measures to monetize Alaska's untapped natural gas resources.

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., asks the House to move quickly on multiyear transportation bill to avoid disruptions this fall.