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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board launched a new service on Monday that will allow state and local municipal bond issuers to schedule automated emails that will remind them of their self-imposed deadlines for filing annual and quarterly financial disclosures.

Gov. Jerry Brown made two appointments to the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank including Teveia Barnes as executive director.

California Gov. Jerry Brown and four previous California governors filed a brief earlier this week opposing the release of inmates from the state's crowded prisons.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced three appointments to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority board.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has suspended consideration of a $5.5 billion loan request for a high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to Southern California.

Pressure is mounting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to complete its rulemaking defining municipal advisors, with congressional aides saying a House panel will likely hold a hearing on potentially preemptive legislation after the August recess.

The Bay Area Toll Authority will come to market with its first new money deal in three years, selling $750 million in subordinate toll revenue bonds.

Figtree Energy Financing, one of the leading California companies structuring bond financing through Property Assessed Clean Energy programs, recently closed on a $809,000 privately-placed bond funding seven projects.

The newest U.S. Senator, Ed Markey, has been assigned to the Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, which splits jurisdiction over transportation issues with the Environment and Public Works Committee.

The Senate Banking Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the full Senate confirm Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar as Securities and Exchange Commission members and approve chairman Mary Jo White to serve a full term.