Far West

Oregon's legislature ended its short session this month, approving over $5 billion in debt, but ending the Columbia River Crossing plan for a modern Interstate 5 span across the Columbia River.

Las Vegas received a revised outlook to stable from negative from Fitch Ratings which affirmed its AA rating for limited-tax general obligation bonds.

State tax revenues are growing more slowly again, the Nelson A, Rockefeller Institute of Government said Tuesday in a report based on preliminary data for the fourth quarter of last year.

The two boards of the Irvine, Calif.-based Transportation Corridor Agencies are scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to accept a settlement agreement governing the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Neil Peterson.

California State Controller John Chiang released his monthly cash update for February, showing the state's revenues came in above projections.

Washington State lawmakers are working to pass a bill that would authorize lottery-backed bonds to fund school construction projects throughout the state.

Construction associations and labor unions have formed a grassroots coalition to pressure Congress for additional investment in transportation infrastructure.

Standard & Poor's Rating Services joined two other rating agencies in lowering the rating on North Las Vegas’ limited-tax general obligation debt to junk. The outlook for the Las Vegas suburb is junk.

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., wants an additional $4 billion of tax-exempt private activity bonds available for transportation projects.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System said it lowering the $551,000 annual pension of convicted felon and former Vernon city manager Bruce Malkenhorst to $116,000 a year.