Far West

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.

Surplus toll road revenues will fund preliminary engineering studies on a potential rapid rail segment in north central Texas.

Standard & Poor's has upgraded Salinas, Calif.'s sanitary sewer system revenue bonds to AA-minus from A-plus.

The Tri-county Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will sell $133.6 million of triple-A rated payroll tax bonds Sept. 9.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California plans to appeal an adverse ruling on claims it overcharged the San Diego Water County Water Authority.

Kenneth D. Gibbs, president of the municipal securities group at Jefferies LLC, plans to leave the firm at the end of the year and take over leadership of the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn.

The California treasurer's office estimates the state garnered $204.7 million of present value savings on its $1.93 billion combined new money/refunding general obligation sale.