Law and legal issues

California and federal officials  reached a $10 million settlement with the owners of a chain of non-profit health clinics and a laboratory in a case involving Medi-Cal and Medicare fraud.

It's the latest mark of distress for proton treatment centers financed with speculative-grade municipal bonds.

Six Texas cities sued the state comptroller over a rule that altered where sales taxes would be collected on certain online purchases.

Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association has until the end of January to file briefs in its case challenging San Jose's pension obligation bond validation.

The challenge to the 2022 approval of bonds for a PACE program could "catastrophically undermine" the finality of all Florida bond validations, the agency said.

Justices appeared open to narrowing the scope of federal environmental impact reviews during oral arguments on a bond-financed Utah railway to move crude oil.

The county commission, which sued Oklahoma City in June over its denial of permit for the jail site, is pursuing a possible settlement.

The continued delay in resolving the case raises constitutional concerns, a bondholder attorney said.

Pressing issues include market reactions to a second Trump administration, increased oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission and more.

Wednesday marks the 10-year anniversary of Detroit's exit from bankruptcy. Its Chapter 9 declaration in 2013 was the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S.

Calling it a "tragedy" for residents, without a negotiated setllement resolution could be years away, mediators said.

A circuit court judge earlier this year struck down the law prohibiting state and local government contracts with firms "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.

Principal Street Partners will acquire the bankrupt firm that specialized in high-yield bonds issued for senior living facilities and charter schools.

A dispute over open meetings laws has stalled progress on UI's plans to purchase online University of Phoenix.

PREPA says it is short on money and Genera's parent company has said it may go out of business.

After losing its first appeal, the Puerto Rico Oversight Board initiated a second appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

A bankrupt city's only asset is mired in its history of corruption and a statewide fight over utilities privatization.

The county achieved its many goals through long-running discipline, planning, and intelligent risk taking.

The Fitch Ratings commentary considered ratings of airports in Florida, Nevada and South Carolina, which are most dependent on the airline for passenger traffic.

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is the target of lawsuits from a private industry group over a transportation utility fee that was struck down earlier this year.