Keeley Webster has covered the Bond Buyer's nine-state West Coast region for more than a decade. Prior to The Bond Buyer, she wrote about commercial real estate for the award-winning California Real Estate Journal until the paper folded. She moved into business reporting in 2000, but has covered politics, cops, courts, education and environmental issues for newspapers in seven different states. She has won several awards for her work, including an Associated Press award for in-depth reporting.
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Marina Wiant was named to head California treasurer committees that set the debt limit, determine how the private-activity capacity is deployed and play a critical role in financing the construction of affordable rental housing in the state.
January 11 -
The governor proposed state funding for schools to slow the rise in property taxes. His Idaho Works program would provide $50 million toward $800 million in bonds to pay for water and transportation projects.
January 10 -
Red state-blue state battles have complicated ESG issuance even as the muni market strives to make it an accepted asset class. The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk, Karen Pierog, Chip Barnett and Keeley Webster discuss how it's playing out nationally and regionally.
January 9 -
The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority announced a tender offer as part of a restructuring plan that could culminate in $1.36 billion of bonds.
January 8 -
Three districts are under Washington's state fiscal oversight and the largest, Marysville School District, took a multi-notch Moody's bond rating downgrade.
January 4 -
North Las Vegas was upgraded to A-minus from BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings, which kept its positive outlook.
January 3 -
Fitch Ratings upgraded the Riverside County Interstate 15 managed lane project two notches, affecting $152.2 million in debt.
December 27 -
The $68 billion deficit reported for California's budget is an eye-opening figure but the revenue trends are less dramatic when viewed over multiple years.
December 21 -
The issuer is set to come to market with general revenue bonds the week of Jan. 21, according to its investor website.
December 21 -
The upgrade affects $2.3 billion in debt. The commission also had its outlook revised to stable from positive.
December 20