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The Government Finance Officers Association is calling for changes in the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's core conduct rule for municipal advisors to reduce the costs and burdens for issuers.

California’s budget and revenue outlook is so sunny that the state doesn’t plan to issue revenue anticipation notes this year.

A bill that would allow an Oregon authority to issue bonds for projects in other states is headed for the governor's desk after passing through the state Senate this week.

The San Diego Chargers threw cold water on a joint proposal by the city and county aimed at keeping the team in the city.

The Bob Hope Airport in Burbank plans to sell a 59-acre parcel upon which a replacement terminal was originally proposed.

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Hayward Unified School District bonds one notch and assigned a negative outlook; Standard & Poor’s assigned a negative outlook.

The Alaska legislature passed a budget that avoided a possible government shutdown next month, though the state still faces a major shortfall and will need to take action if oil revenues do not improve.

Municipal securities dealers are worried that their participation in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative could cause them problems with multiple regulators, and have asked the SEC for reassurance that their businesses will not be impeded because they chose to report under the MCDC.

This week to see first House and Senate committee hearings in five years on sustainable options for the Highway Trust Fund.

San Diego plans citywide special election on Dec. 15 to seek approval for a new stadium for the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers, who have threatened to build a stadium with the Oakland Raiders in Carson, a city south of Los Angeles .