General obligation bonds

A delegation of city leaders traveled to Sacramento to lobby for the measure.

if voters sign off, proceeds of the bonds will finance affordable housing projects.

Illinois is putting the ratings of some already strained school districts at risk, said S&P Global Ratings.

The state will restructure an escrow account created to advance refund bonds that were found not to be callable.

The district faces growing enrollment amid shrinking financial support.

The $358 million deal saw net present value savings of 9.46%, among the highest the state has seen.

CPS needs the city and state to deliver more than $500 million to balance its books for 2017-2018.

The Texas cities are preparing to ask for about $2.5 billion of bonds in November.

Port Houston has lost one of its three triple-A ratings due to legal and technical issues, but business prospects remain strong, port officials say.

Grant Davis had been general manager of the Sonoma County Water Agency.