Far West

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development selected of a group of financial advisors, researchers, and consultants to provide technical assistance and advice to distressed municipalities.

Standard & Poor's changed its outlook on San Jose, Calif.'s outstanding debt to stable from negative, impacting more than a billion dollars of bonds ahead of a sale this month.

Law firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has hired Katherine Thursby to work in its San Francisco office's public finance division.

The Columbia River Crossing project, a $3.4 billion replacement of the Interstate 5 bridge connecting Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., appears stalled unless Washington state lawmakers approve $450 million soon.

Washington's Treasurer James McIntire is unhappy with Moody's Investor Service's recent change to how it evaluates state pension liabilities and costs.

A disagreement between two Hawaii legislators has left $175 million in revenue bond proceeds aimed at preserving agricultural land stranded, according to a report.

Standard & Poor's revised on Monday its outlook to stable from negative, but affirmed its BB underlying spur on several series of subordinate tax allocation bonds issued by Lancaster Financing Authority, Calif.'s.

Poseidon's $922 million Carlsbad desalination project was honored as a pioneering collaborative approach to funding large-scale desalination projects.

The disconnect between politicians planning horizon and the longer vision required to plan for retirement funding benefits was discussed at the National Federation of Municipal Analysts annual conference.

The Internal Revenue Service has told a Florida Congressman that the agency will not be providing guidance on political subdivisions that would affect community development districts in the state.