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An adverse ruling from the Hawaii Supreme Court regarding archaeological surveys for native Hawaiian burial sites has halted construction on Honolulu's $5.16 billion elevated rail project.

Rate hike approvals passed by the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power commissioners on Wednesday mean the utility can move forward on infrastructure improvements.

Seattle City Council has reached a tentative agreement to build a $490 million NBA basketball and NHL hockey arena south of downtown.

Moody's Investors Service Tuesday downgraded the Santa Ana Unified School District, Calif. general obligation rating to Aa3 from Aa2.

Los Angeles officials bumped up the cost projections by $40 million for a new wing on the Los Angeles convention center planned in conjunction with a proposed football stadium.

Approval was seen as likely for a plan by the University of California, Los Angeles to build a conference center and 250-room hotel in the heart of its campus.

California Controller John Chiang said recent audits of Hercules, Calif. found $50 million of questionable charges to its redevelopment agency.

California revenues came in $434 million higher in August than projections in the state's fiscal 2013 budget, according to Controller John Chiang.

State Treasurer Catherine Provencher will embark on a "road show" to educate local finance directors and elected officials about disclosure and methodology changes to pension liabilities approved by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board launched a series of free online training videos Thursday to help dealers and issuers submit primary- and secondary-market disclosures to the board's EMMA system.