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California has improved its budget practices and Virginia has enacted pension reforms, but New Jersey has been unable to get past chronic pension and budget problems, a nonprofit group found in a report released Monday.

Moody's Investors Service downgrades to Ba2 from Baa3 $290 million Howard University revenue bonds, Series 2011 A and 2011 B issued by the District of Columbia.

A recent ruling by the bankruptcy judge in San Bernardino’s Chapter 9 case, and the city’s bankruptcy exit plan, are credit negatives for San Bernardino's pension obligation bond investors, according to a Moody's report.

Moody’s Investors Services raised the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s issuer rating to Aa1 from Aa2.

A federal appeals court denied the appeals of a trio of convicted bid-riggers Thursday in a ruling that could have lasting effects for future fraudsters.

Former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is among the backers of a pension reform initiative filed June 4 in hopes of reaching California voters in 2016.

Brian Sandoval, Nevada's Republican governor, overcame critics in his own party to push through a tax package that is expected to steer the state onto sounder fiscal ground.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tapped Oakland International Airport’s director, Deborah Ale Flint, to head Los Angeles World Airports.

Michelle Aguirre was named Orange County, Calif.'s chief financial officer replacing Frank Kim, who was promoted to county executive officer in May.

Moody’s Investors Service deemed the failure of a bill that would have repealed a reserve limit for California school districts to be a credit negative