Far West

Oregon, which invented the gasoline tax in 1919, is on the road to be the first state to shift to a mileage-based user fee for highway funding.

A recent decision by the California Public Employees' Retirement System to approve new pension calculations will increase the costs of pension obligations among public employers, according to Fitch Ratings.

Audits conducted by the state controller's office found that a California prison and psychiatric hospital have engaged in improper payroll practices, resulting in the overpayment of many state employees.

A bill to put a $4.3 billion school facilities bond on the November ballot died in the California Senate in the face of opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown

Former Congressman Mel Levine reappointed to board that sets policy for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

This fall, Oregon voters will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to start an endowment fund for student aid using general obligation bond proceeds.

Even as the city struggles to find funds to repair its own streets, Pocatello, Idaho street repair crews have been doing work in other Southeastern Idaho cities for free.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti strenthened his efforts to make the city more transparent with the appointment of a chief data officer.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposal to extend its dealer pay-to-play rule to include municipal advisors contains provisions that would affect both dealer and non-dealer MAs, market participants said Tuesday.

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday withdrew its general obligation bond rating on Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, Calif. citing a lack of financial information for fiscal 2013, affecting $63 million in debt.