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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces new transportation technology advisor fellowship.

Senate Democrats slam Republican leadership over lack of ideas for long-term highway fix.

Attorneys for All Aboard Florida told a federal judge that the private passenger train owners could close on $1.75 billion in tax exempt private activity bonds around June 8.

Turnover on the Poway, Calif. school board appears to have stalled movement toward refinancing and restructuring its controversial capital appreciation bond deal, which triggered state legislation limiting school district CABs.

The Obama administration's proposal to create a new class of tax-exempt debt that is permitted within the context and requirements of public private partnership is a hopeful sign of a way forward in creating a new hybrid infrastructure financing model.

The California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released a review of the state sales tax May 6

California’s state’s personal income and corporate tax receipts for April were a combined $1.8 billion above projections for the month, according to information released by the Franchise Tax Board.

Oregon will be able to manage the immediate impact of the Oregon State Supreme Court’s restoration of the cost-of-living adjustment, Fitch Ratings said in a May 6 report.

The California State Water Board’s newly approved water conservation rules will challenge some water utilities more than others, Fitch Ratings said.

The Internal Revenue Service should withdraw or alter a controversial 2013 memorandum relating to the definition a political subdivision, provide interim guidance, and propose new rules that apply prospectively, the tax-exempt financing committee of American Bar Association's taxation section said.