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Kroll Bond Rating Agency lifted Los Angeles one notch to AA-plus.
April 17 -
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown takes aim at school pension liabilities.
April 15 -
Los Angeles received a one-notch upgrade to AA from Fitch Ratings following several years of revenues outpacing expenditure growth.
April 12 -
Four California and Chicago school districts are among issuers to earn negative outlooks in Fitch revisions after a ruling in Puerto Rico's bankruptcy.
April 12 -
The number of states aiding school districts with pension costs is expected to grow as pension burdens escalate.
April 11 -
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated when the California Transportation Commission voted, despite a host of warnings, to pay a contractor more than $1 billion to build two tunnels and a stretch of road outside San Francisco nine years ago.
April 10 -
Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.
April 8 -
The Golden State keeps its issuance streak alive as it get set to sell $2.1 billion of general obligation bonds later this week. This deal is primarily a refunding — a result of bonds sold in 2009 under the Stimulus Act hitting their 10-year call date.
April 8 -
Whistleblower Johan Rosenberg has alleged that the conspiracy cost issuers over $1 billion — $719 million in California, $349 million in Illinois, and $134 million in Massachusetts.
April 4 -
Climate analytics business risQ is partnering with Municipal Markets Analytics to get a better handle on the risk climate change creates for municipal debt.
April 4