California

A first-time home buyer program would be fueled by a huge bond component, if Sen. Robert Hertzberg gets lawmakers to put it on the ballot and voters approve it.

California faces a $117 billion highway repair backlog and the highest gas tax in the country. The question is whether the fuel-tax funded SB 1 is doing enough.

The public power procurers face cost challenges that drove one into bankruptcy, even as more established aggregators begin issuing bonds.

Gavin Newsom unveils his annual budget proposal in mid-January.

Fitch Ratings changed the outlook on the city's bonds to stable from negative ahead of the deal.

The $1 trillion spending bill could boost GDP by 0.2% by 2031.

Profits were up in New York City's securities industry, according to the state comptroller's annual report, even as job losses accelerated.

Lawmakers asked Treasurer Fiona Ma to work with the state's housing agencies to craft a first-time homebuyers' program unique to California's housing crisis.

A California Public Finance conference panel asked what the municipal bond industry can do better for women and minorities.

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 are omnipresent, issuers said at the Bond Buyer's virtual California Public Finance Conference. For some government officials, certain changes to how business gets done have been positive.