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Newport Beach, Calif.-based Mischler Financial Group, Inc., a Service Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise, announced that it plans to contribute 10% of the firm’s November profits to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Pasadena, Calif.-based Episcopal Communities & Services received an A-minus rating and stable outlook from Fitch Ratings ahead of plans to refund $67.5 million in CCRC bonds.

California’s October revenues came in higher than budget estimates, according to both the State Controller’s Office and the Department of Finance.

California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office said in a report Wednesday it forecasts the state will face a $1.9 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year.

Moody's Investors Service Placed 17 California county credits and four special districts on review for downgrade.

The board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority voted Wednesday to increase rates on the Dulles Toll Road, calling it necessary to finance part of the mostly bond-funded and highly controversial Silver Line rail extension to Dulles International Airport.

The Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of placing a half-cent sales tax on the March ballot to help the city combat its financial woes.

The small Mendocino Coast Health Care District in Northern California has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

The District of Columbia achieved its lowest 25-year interest rate ever, surpassing even rates seen with federally subsidized Build America Bonds, when it sold its income tax-secured revenue bonds this week, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer announced Tuesday.

Frederick "Bud" Wright is expected to become the new executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officers early next year, sources said Tuesday.