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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will host a joint educational webinar on rule proposals that would require dealers acting as principals to disclose to customers on their confirmations a "reference price" of the same security traded that same day.

Loma Linda University Medical Center had its outlook lowered to negative by Fitch Ratings, which cited a higher-than-expected debt burden and a pressured financial profile.

A recent analysis conducted by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission found that the state's water districts could afford to pay estimated debt service costs included in the Bay Area Delta Conservation Plan.

A judge gave the green light for Portland, Ore.'s Metro to issue bonds for a hotel project, but opponents say they will appeal the ruling.

Prince George's County, Md., signed 30-year P3 pact with Corvias for management of storm water runoff into Chesapeake Bay.

The International Municipal Lawyers Association has filed a friend of the court brief asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to disregard a qualified immunity defense for Miami, Fla.'s former budget director, warning that allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against him to go forward would negatively affect municipalities everywhere.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer appointed Maksim Pecherskiy as the city's chief data officer with the aim of making the city more transparent, efficient and innovative.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the rating on Glendale, Calif.'s outstanding water revenue debt a notch from to A1 from Aa3 affecting $86 million in debt.

San Bernardino hires consultant to study service levels needed in the city in the hope of crafting a feasible bankruptcy exit strategy.

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority will sell $69 million of revenue bonds to finance regional transportation infrastructure.