Far West

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.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has launched a program to scrutinize newly-regulated municipal advisors, the SEC announced Tuesday.

California's new law to require issuers to disclose bank loans will likely result in lower borrowing costs, according to a report from Municipal Market Advisors.

Airport credits are stabilizing after major shifts in the airline industry, Moody's Investors Service said, but smaller hub airports face challenges.

Moody's Investors Service has raised its outlook to positive on Seattle Cancer Alliance's outstanding bonds.

Mileage-based fees may one day replace the gasoline tax as the prime source for federal transportation funding, but it won't be quick and it won't be easy.