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State revenues jumped 5.3% in 2013, but officials are worried that a slowdown next year is imminent, a National Conference of State Legislatures report said.

The University of Washington is planning to sell $143 million of general revenue bonds next week to finance various capital improvements, including the renovation of the Husky Stadium.

Seeking to avoid the implementation of further continuing disclosure regulations, the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers has released new best practices urging state governments to voluntarily disclose nearly all financial and economic data.

Moody's Investors Service is considering changing how it rates local government general obligation bonds to increase the weight of its analysis for debt and pension liabilities, it announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his seven appointments to the city airport board that formulates policy for Los Angeles International Airport and three other airports.

The Montana Board of Housing on Monday received an Aa1 rating and stable outlook from Moody's Investors Service ahead of plans on Aug. 19 to price $50 million in single family program bonds.

The District of Columbia will issue $99.43 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to finance construction of a new museum.

The Los Angeles City Council has cleared its Friday council agenda in order to spend the entire council session discussing the four-year contract with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power workers.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has announced a slate of officer and director nominees the group will vote on at NABL's annual meeting Sept. 25 in Chicago.

Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group has agreed to pay $597,751 to settle Internal Revenue Service alleged tax rule violations and preserve the tax-exempt status of $800 million of hospital revenue bonds issued in 2007.