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A San Francisco Superior Court judge will decide in January whether to uphold a decision to terminate the accreditation of the City College of San Francisco.

Members of Congress unveiled a fiscal 2015 spending bill late Tuesday, but some provisions tucked into the measure were drawing opposition.

A report released Tuesday by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., recommends that Congress should eliminate the tax exemption for municipal bonds.

Dealers said the MSRB's proposal to extend gifts and gratuities regulation to municipal advisors should be reworked to establish uniform recordkeeping requirements for both dealer and non-dealer firms, while a major non-dealer firm said the proposal should be an opportunity to fix a gap in the existing rule.

Governments should invest $163 billion a year in infrastructure to keep pace with growing transportation needs, new study finds.

The Las Vegas Valley Water District snared Double A ratings ahead of plans to price up to $339 million in a general obligation bond limited tax refunding on Dec. 11.

Tustin Unified School District, located in Orange County, Calif., has been upgraded by Moody's Investors Service ahead of its $45 million general obligation bond sale.

Moody's Investors Service on Dec. 8 upgraded Clovis, Calif., wastewater revenue bonds to A2 from Baa1 affecting $103 million in outstanding debt.

The Airport Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has agreed to pay the Treasury $67,000 and retire $1.145 million of Series A variable rate revenue refunding bonds issued in 2010 to settle a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposal to require muni dealers to seek the most favorable price possible when executing transactions for most investors.