Far West

Voters in Anchorage, Alaska approved the issuance of more than $80 million of general obligation bonds for various capital improvements throughout the city, according to unofficial election results.

Alameda, Calif.'s victory in lawsuits brought by municipal bond investors over a cable TV and internet system it sold could set precedent in municipal bond cases.

States that pull back on their cost-cutting measures in response to improving economic conditions could harm their credit, but local governments are in good shape thanks to a housing market recovery, according to a new report from Standard & Poor's.

Energy Northwest is planning to sell $647 million next week to fund capital projects at its nuclear power plant and to refund outstanding debt.

Fitch Ratings warns that North Las Vegas could become insolvent as officials in the suburb of Las Vegas have identified no clear plan to address a large deficit.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton co-hosted a meeting in Los Angeles aimed at finding new ways to develop public-private partnerships to fund climate-friendly infrastructure projects.

Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed fiscal 2015 budget "takes a bipartisan jackhammer" to transportation funding, said Rep. Nick Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the California Housing Finance Agency's revenue bonds to two notches A1 from A3 ahead of its $38 million bond sale.

California's state controller John Chiang announced a website that will track the funds collected under Proposition 30, the measure that increased the state's income tax and sales tax.