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Washington State's budget boosted education spending, a positive development for school districts and public universities, Moody's Investors Service said.

California Controller Betty Yee said Thursday a review of West Covina's administrative and accounting controls uncovered serious deficiencies.

A battle between Fresno Unified School District and a developer playing out in California courts could be costly for the state's school districts.

Providence Health & Services received a Fitch Ratings affirmation at AA ahead of plans to price two series totaling $356 million.

Jeffery Pearson has been appointed deputy chair and chief executive officer of the Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer's fiscal 2016 budget doubles the annual amount the city spends on street repairs to $74 million.

Gas prices fell in four of the six states with gasoline tax increases taking effect July 1, survey finds.

Successor agencies to California's redevelopment agencies have experienced more upgrades than downgrades, Standard & Poor's said in a recent report.

John Hoeven, a Republican Senator and former governor of North Dakota, is keeping states' needs in mind with his bill to create Move America Bonds.

The District of Columbia and several authorities serving the Washington metropolitan area will host a conference for institutional investors in September, city officials said Monday.