Far West

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded to Baa3 from A2 the rating of Bingham County School District No. 55 affecting $5.4 million in debt.

Supporters of a California state school bond measure say they are confident of meeting a September deadline to gather enough signatures to place it on the November 2016 ballot.

Pension burdens increased in fiscal 2013 for 31 of the 50 local governments with the most debt outstanding in that year, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.

Revenue offsets in the Senate's six-year transportation funding bill are $1 billion short of proposed general fund transfers.

Sacramento is set to sell $282 million of bonds to finance a basketball arena after prevailing in a lawsuit challenging the validity of the debt.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board revised its three online information facilities to add references to the self-regulator's core operational hours and highlight the 24/7 availability of a number of the systems' functions.

Honolulu achieved $50 million in interest savings on a $699 combined new money and refunding bond sale that priced Wednesday.

Freight transport executives are pushing Sacramento to support California ports by making them a funding priority.

Santa Barbara, Calif., will borrow $55 million from the state to reopen a closed desalination plant as it deals with a serious drought.

A coalition of state and city finance officials led by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner wants the SEC to require greater transparency from PE firms that manage public pension funds.