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Moody's Investors Service said a new law that increases the contribution rates to the California State Teachers' Retirement System fund is a credit positive for the system.

A hearing officer is recommending throwing out new pension rules enacted last summer by the city of Los Angeles, but a city official says it is still early in the process.

Moody's Investors Service placed a negative outlook on Sutter Health’s revenue bonds, based on the system's poor operating performance and significant capital needs.

Montana's general obligation bond rating was affirmed at Double A ratings ahead of plans to refund $29 million sometime between July 7 and July 15 and given a stable outlook.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the rating to Aa3 from A1 on the Southern California Public Power Authority's Milford Wind Project Revenue Bonds and gave the bonds a stable outlook.

California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Tia Boatman-Patterson, a Democrat, to be executive director of the California Housing Finance Authority.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sees public-private partnerships as a potential funding source for water infrastructure projects.

Raymond James is continuing its expansion on the West Coast with the recent addition of an education banker to its public finance group in San Francisco.

The DC Water and Sewer Authority is looking to issue 100-year green bonds for a massive wastewater project.

The 114-mile segment of California's high speed rail project from Fresno to Bakersfield received the record of decision from U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration enabling it to break ground on that segment.