Far West

Reno, Nev. redevelopment officials are trying to come to a compromise with Washoe County over tax revenue in order to make debt service requirements.

California Controller John Chiang released reports Tuesday finding unallowable transfers by the redevelopment agencies of Milpitas and Morgan Hill.

California's state auditor released a report this week that said the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's use of toll revenues to purchase a building to serve as a new San Francisco headquarters was likely legal.

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up its efforts to investigate possible misconduct in the municipal bond sector, more than doubling the number of examinations it conducts per year.

California Gov. Jerry Brown laid out Tuesday a pension reform agreement with lawmakers, setting the table for major legislative changes to local and state worker pensions.

A new projection produced by the Congressional Budget Office shows that both the highway trust fund and transit account, key sources of federal transportation funding, will run out of money in fiscal year 2015 under the recently enacted transportation law.

Australia-based infrastructure development giant Macquarie Capital will advise San Juan, P.R. in its quest to put together a light rail public-private partnership that has been estimated at $400 million, the city announced Monday.

Revenue forecasting can make or break a project

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro may have lost the first round in her push to reform the $2.6 trillion money market mutual fund industry, but the fight has only just begun.

California's state auditor wants lawmakers to clarify the law to make sure private firms operating conduit issuers avoid conflicts of interest.