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Former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is digging in for more pushback from the largest public pension fund in the U.S. in his latest push to give California municipalities more leeway to control pension costs.

The San Bernardino, Calif., firefighter’s union filed two lawsuits, living up to a promise to litigate issues over its contract with the city, which has been in Chapter 9 bankruptcy for three years.

Moody's Investors Service says the California governor's recent water restriction mandates are a credit negative for water utilities.

The new Florida Development Finance Corp. board on Tuesday delayed reconfirming the agency's decision to be the conduit for $1.75 billion in private activity bonds for the All Aboard Florida train project.

Moody's Investors Service has assigned an underlying Aa2 rating to Multnomah County School District No. 1J's general obligation bonds in advance of the Portland Public Schools' $245.7 million sale next week.

U.S. cities have significant long-term liabilities other than pensions that warrant attention, Merritt Research Services president and chief executive officer Richard Ciccarone argues in a report.

Port of Oakland hopes a 360-acre trade and logistics center currently under construction will enable it to grab business from southern California's ports.

California water experts say the state should look to Australia, which suffered an epochal 12-year drought starting in 2003, for solutions and lessons learned as it crafts a solution to California's drought.

Governor David Ige on Tuesday announced his nominations to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources and his choices for the Board of Education.

Anchorage, Alaska, voters have approved $59.25 million of bonds to expand and refurbish several elementary schools.