Far West

The Oregon Facilities Authority is preparing to sell a cross-border deal when it issues $71.1 million of bonds for Providence Health & Services in Washington.

California’s successful water conservation efforts are a credit positive for the state’s water utilities, says Moody’s Investors Service.

The Internal Revenue Service is working on more specialized template voluntary closing agreements, an official with the IRS' tax-exempt bond office said.

The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division is conducting a general inquiry into whether certain brokers’ brokers have engaged in anti-competitive practices with regard to pricing for secondary market and other municipal bond trades, according to industry officials.

California’s exceptionally strong legal protections mean sustained pension hikes for the next several years, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are bracing for potential impacts from a slowing Chinese economy.

California lawmakers are getting closer to finding more money for the state's infrastructure with less than two weeks left in the regular legislative session, though deep divides remain.

The Teamsters union and New England governors are making separate pushes for prompt action on long-term federal transportation funding.

Los Angeles selected as U.S. choice to compete with international cities to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2024.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is planning to re-examine the standardized framework state and local governments use to report their financial information.