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Former District of Columbia Treasurer Lasana Mack was reported missing earlier this month, and a body found in a Maryland park is believed to be his, police said.

Transportation Department doesn't account for how it awards federal TIGER grants, GAO says in new report.

California completed its sale on Tuesday of $2.37 billion of general obligation bonds, meeting strong demand from both retail and institutional investors.

Cathedral City officials have twice drawn on reserves this year to make bond payments on $12.3 million in community development district bonds issued to pay for instrastructure for the 1,362-unit Verano, a master-planned community in the Coachella Valley city.

Gasoline tax revenues are not a reliable long-term source for financing transportation infrastructure, Pew Charitable Trusts said in new report.

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.