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Kym Arnone, the current chair of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, has left Barclays Capital, according to a company spokesperson.

The California Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court's decision on a contested financing method used by Fresno Unified School District.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has updated its bankruptcy guide for members with new information drawn from the relatively high number of municipal bankruptcy filings in the last few years.

Standard & Poor's has affirmed its A-plus rating for Washougal, Wash. water and sewer revenue bonds ahead of a $10.8 million deal.

Transportation advocates target 16 members of key House committees with radio ads for multiyear highway and transit funding.

The 60 Plus Association announced on Thursday that it is forming a coalition of small holders of Puerto Rico bonds that will push for the creation of a financial control board and oppose bankruptcy legislation for the territory.

Peter Hughes has been appointed to a three-year term as Orange County's performance audit director.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Citrus Valley Health Partners, Calif.'s underlying revenue bond ratings to Baa3.

Officials at Portland, Ore.'s Metro want to complete the bond financing of a long-delayed hotel adjacent to its convention center after a recent major courtroom victory.

The oil and gas industry is pressing Congress to permit exports of crude as prices remain at the lowest since the 2008 global financial crisis. The campaign comes as Houston and other energy dependent credits face growing pain from the falling prices, according to Fitch Ratings.