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California Governor Jerry Brown ratcheted up water restrictions on Wednesday to deal with the state's ongoing drought.

The American Public Power Association has told the Treasury Department that it supports proposals in President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget that would simplify federal tax law pertaining to municipal bonds and would like the department to take further efforts to simplify private business use rules.

Los Angeles city leaders announced renewed efforts to improve the city’s miles of crumbling sidewalks in conjunction with a settlement in a case brought under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The municipal bond market will have an ally in the top echelon of Senate leadership if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., becomes the Senate Democratic leader in 2017, as is widely expected, tax and municipal bond experts said.

The Internal Revenue Service has determined that multifamily housing revenue bonds issued by the Tulsa County Industrial Authority in 2003 are taxable, but it is unclear to what extent bondholders will be affected by the Service's conclusion.

Indian River County, Fla., Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block the issuance of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds for the All Aboard Florida private train project.

Las Vegas Monorail bondholders have until April 7 to take advantage of an Ambac tender offer that offers a better-than-anticipated recovery.

Airport capital spending will rise over next five years to meet growing passenger demand, Moody's says.

City and County officials in San Diego have joined forces to explore stadium options to retain the city’s National Football Team, the San Diego Chargers.

Weakened financial operations resulted in the downgrade of $47.4 million of Conejo Valley Unified School District general obligation debt to A1 from A3, according to Moody's.