Far West

Riverside County, Calif.'s plans to sell $102 million in Teeter notes the week of Sept. 29.

New groundwater legislation signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown will benefit water agencies in the long run, but won't make much of a difference in mitigating current pressures caused by the state's drought, according to Fitch Ratings.

Crystal City, Texas has reached an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service to settle tax rule violations and preserve the tax-exempt status of interest already paid on $13.94 million of jail bonds issued by an authority in 2003 and now in default.

California's new groundwater laws are a credit positive for the state's economically struggling Central Valley region, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Orange County, Calif. registered voters surveyed by an opponent of a Foothill/Eastern toll road extension expressed skepticism about those extension plans.

Partnerships between governmental or nonprofit entities and private entities should be treated favorably under private-activity bond and 501(c)(3) bond rules, the National Association of Bond Lawyers argued.

California is making its debut into the "green bond" market next week with its $2.3 billion general obligation bond sale.

The credit quality of California's water and sewer utilities will not be significantly impacted by the state's drought, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Village Center Community Development District in Florida, whose status as a political subdivision that can issue tax-exempt bonds has been disputed, is planning to price three issues of taxable refunding bonds next week.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook to negative and affirmed a AA long-term rating on Kauai County, Hawaii's outstanding general obligation bonds, in a Sept. 16 report.