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Several major airport credits could be negatively affected by operational shifts in the wake of the US Airways/American Airlines Merger, officially announced Thursday.

The state Senate passed a bill Monday that would authorize $475 million of general obligation bonds for school construction.

Seattle voters passed two school levies worth $1.2 billion during a special election Tuesday.

Montana Board of Investment scores AA rating from Fitch Ratings ahead of plans to price $12 million in bonds on Feb. 22.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell reaffirms commitment to alternative transit options following the release of a study placing Oahu's rush hour traffic second in the nation behind Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power received an Aa3 rating from Moody's Investors Service and a stable outlook ahead of a $520.9 million refunding on Friday.

California Controller John Chiang said January revenues came in $4.3 billion above estimates in the governor's proposed budget.

Public finance officials and infrastructure investors need to stop talking about "the deal" and start managing political risks with clear, easily understood language, participants at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel said Wednesday.

Appointed members of state and local governmental boards will likely be exempted from the Securities and Exchange Commission's final definition of municipal advisor, which is expected to be released early this year, the SEC chairman said Thursday.

Transportation and business leaders on Wednesday discussed controversial solutions for funding American infrastructure, including Build America Bonds, gasoline tax increases, and wider use of tolling.