Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan signed a statement of cooperation.

The Sherwood school district in northwest Oregon had its issuer rating downgraded to A3 from A1 by Moody's Investors Service.

Economists presented a good news-bad news scenario during their September forecast that included the possibility of a recession, which would kill the kicker rebate.

The naming of the first Native American U.S. treasurer follows complaints about how pandemic relief funds were distributed among tribes.

As summer beckons, it's time for a reporters' roundtable with some of the Bond Buyer's senior staff. Yvette Shields, Karen Pierog, Keeley Webster and Thomas Nocera talk with Chip Barnett about what's hot in their regions and what municipal bond market participants should expect to see in the months ahead. (25 minutes)

Coordinated national efforts to share firefighters and other resources could be stretched thin this year as drought hammers the West.

Oregon State Hospital's Junction City campus has three months to correct problems after an investigation revealed lax supervision.

New York Dormitory Authority school bonds and Northwell Health priced and upsized, while Wisconsin and Oregon offered general obligation bonds. Analysts say municipal curves are oversold, creating a buying opportunity.

Munis again outperformed U.S. Treasuries. Participants note that municipal to Treasury ratios and nominal yield levels are “extremely attractive,” which is generating some renewed interest among the retail crowd.

An appeals court ruled the state won't have to pay $1.2 billion in total damages in a forest management lawsuit.