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A working group established by the Hawaii legislature recommended the governor include a GO bond request for $40 million to conserve property at Turtle Bay on Oahu's North Shore.

Gonzaga University is planning to sell $53 million of revenue bonds to fund construction costs for a new building to replace its antiquated student center.

San Francisco Mayor has proposed putting a $400 million bond for earthquake safety improvements on the city’s June 2014 ballot.

Hawaii State Rep. Denny Coffman announced on Dec. 9 that he will resign later this month to care for his sick daughter.

John Perez, Speaker of the California Assembly, and a candidate for State Controller, has received the endorsement of State Treasurer Bill Lockyer.

Angela Spaccia, former Bell, Calif. deputy city manager, was found guilty on 11 felony counts of defrauding the city of millions of dollars.

California revenues for the month of November came in below estimates, but year-to-date revenues are still positive, according to a report from State Controller John Chiang.

A bankruptcy judge's ruling in Detroit that pensions aren't a distinct class from other creditors could bolster movement in that direction in the San Bernardino bankruptcy.

California's recently proposed $25 billion water plan to restore the depleted Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will include a mixture of state and federal funding, as well as several bond issues.

California's Department of Water Resources announced a five-year low for its water allocation rate, which is a credit negative for the state's water enterprises, according to Moody's Investors Service.