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Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to negative, on Los Angeles AA-rated solid waste resources bonds ahead of a $153 million competitive deal. Fitch Ratings affirmed at AA-minus with stable outlook.

San Bernardino County CEO Greg Devereaux said Thursday that the plan to use eminent domain to restructure the loans of underwater borrowers had not receive enough community support.

Tax policy discussions are planned for Day 2 of Nevada's legislative session that begins Feb. 4, lawmakers say.

Hawaii's unemployment drops to lowest rate since 2008.

Moody's Investors Service gave Wenatchee, Wash. one notch upgrades on its general obligation bond ratings that kept the ratings in speculative territory and handed the city a stable outlook with critical comments attached.

An annual report by Oregon's State Debt Policy Advisory Commission urges lawmakers to take 'great caution' when using the state's debt capacity over the next two-year budget cycle.

A plan released by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority details $6 billion of investment the nation's second-busiest subway system needs to make over the next 12 years, and stresses the need for new revenue to support it.

Officials in Atwater, a northern California city that narrowly avoided bankruptcy last year, have proposed a half cent sales tax specifically earmarked for public safety for the March 5 ballot.

University of California President Mark Yudof has said he will step down as head of the 10-campus system at the end of August.