California

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin would be the first LGBTQ California state controller.

California has produced increasingly late audited financial documents since it fully launched FI$Cal, the state's massive financial technology system in 2019.

Emerging from the worst crisis since the 9/11 attacks, U.S. airports are continuing their record pace of construction.

Welch heads Squire Patton Boggs' California Public Finance practice.

Jennifer Poree, S&P Global Ratings national sector lead for water and power, and Mark Joffe, a senior analyst with the Reason Foundation, speak with regional editor Keeley Webster about California’s struggles to tackle its water infrastructure backlog. (25 minutes)

Arizona, Nevada and California agreed to bank more water in the rapidly shrinking Lake Mead as drought wreaks havoc on Colorado River water supplies.

The measure is a response to long-time criticism of ballot titles and summaries crafted by the California Attorney General's office.

The odds of non-housing projects receiving private activity bond funding in California are slimmer as state officials focus on its housing crisis.

Most states with remaining balances totaling $39.3 billion want more time to enact a plan to repay the loans taken out to manage pandemic-driven job claims. Interest began accruing in September.

The San Diego Association of Governments 30-year plan will lean on proposed sales tax increases.

The former general manager of the city Department of Water and Power pleaded guilty to bribery, but Kroll says the department is well-insulated.

Mayhew structured the bond program that funded a multi-billion dollar bridge construction program and steered it through recession and pandemic.

Thirty-day visible supply drops to $13.54 billion with still a large chunk of new issues to be priced Wednesday and Thursday.

The weaker-than-expected employment report sent U.S. Treasury yields lower and equities sold off. Munis did what they've been doing — mostly ignored it.

Revenues from the Bay Area Toll Authority's seven bridges are recovering more slowly than many other U.S. toll roads, but it enjoys strong credit fundamentals.

A U.S. Department of Labor action has halted all federal grant funding to California transit agencies, in a rerun of a 2013 dispute.

California will seeks its share of infrastructure bill funding to provide equitable access to high-speed internet.

The state has an estimated $31 billion budget surplus to work with as the governor preps this fall for his January budget reveal, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.

The massive Chicago-based system that operates in 21 states scored a ratings boost from S&P and a revised outlook to positive from Fitch.

Jennifer Johnston, director of research, municipal bonds, at Franklin Templeton, talks with Chip Barnett about whether a “Great Migration” from cities like New York and San Francisco is really taking place or is it just an urban myth. (19 minutes)