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Pressure on the state budget level is being felt by both the University of California and California State University systems.
November 1 -
Large measures to authorize or support bonds are on the menu in several of the region's largest cities and suburbs.
October 31 -
After a strong jobs report this month drove mortgage rates higher, the Midwest is seeing more bonds financing loans to single-family and multifamily homebuyers.
October 30 -
The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority's CEO was ousted and its chair faces ouster as it prices a $330 million deal to restructure its bond debt.
October 29 -
The deal was the latest billion-dollar-plus transaction for one of the P3 airport terminal projects at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
October 28 -
Build America Mutual insured the majority of the maturities in the West Contra Costa Unified School District GO deal.
October 25 -
Recent EPA regulations mandating utilities remove lead pipes from distribution systems within 10 years will add to the financial burden.
October 24 -
Three of the six conservation referendums on Midwest ballots are for bond authorizations; one in Illinois and two in Iowa.
October 23 -
A constitutional amendment would allow municipalities to approve districts that could issue bonds to finance infrastructure for housing developments.
October 22 -
Legal arguments in progress as the troubled city southwest of Philadelphia nears year three of bankruptcy could have wide-ranging precedents.
October 21 -
A preliminary 9.3% return on investments in the year ending June 30 brought CalPERS' funded ratio to 75%, the public pension fund reported.
October 18 -
In the long run, Helene and Milton may further drive already rising property insurance costs, while in the short-term S&P placed three utilities on CreditWatch.
October 17 -
A little-noticed program in Ohio's capital budget is drawing attention after a nonprofit advocacy group called its grants to religious groups unconstitutional.
October 16 -
Houston and other Texas cities face financial pressure caused by weather disasters, public safety salaries and pensions, or capped property tax collections.
October 15 -
The $80 million bond deal will build a ballpark for the Chattanooga Lookouts that city officials say will revitalize a neighorhood.
October 10 -
Xavier University in Ohio is the latest private Midwest college to face bad financial news -- downgrades from two bond rating agencies -- but it's not alone.
October 9 -
The University of Arizona, which was hit with negative rating outlooks earlier this year, scheduled a debt refunding led by Morgan Stanley for Wednesday.
October 8 -
City Comptroller Brad Lander said he's optimistic about the deal, congestion pricing lawsuits and his mayoral campaign.
October 7 -
Fears of a Hawaiian Electric bankruptcy abated after a settlement was announced that would cap the utility's liability for the Maui wildfire under $2 billion.
October 4 -
MMA says some risky-sector issuers in the area hit hard by the hurricane may be pushed into technical or payment defaults.
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