The Sacramento Bee covers the latest issues in the state legislature, where new and established tax credit programs are vying for new money before the session ends.

To date, thirteen states plus D.C. have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors with less red tape than companies with shareholders, according to GOVERNING.

Assembly Bill 850 authorizes joint power authorities to issue rate reduction bonds to finance publicly owned utility projects until December 31, 2020. CPCFA staff has drafted regulations for review and is accepting comments until September 15, 2014.

According to the Press Democrat, the $7.5B water package brokered by Gov. Brown and legislative leaders signals a rare bipartisan accord on a politically divisive issue that has bedeviled CA governors and lawmakers for decades.

According to Bloomberg, a state appeals court has removed a roadblock that would have prevented the California High-Speed Authority from issuing its first round of bonds valued at $8.6B.

October 9, 2014 - Long Beach
Join CDFA and CALED for the California Financing Roundtable Conference on October 9, 2014 as we focus on "Financing Economic Development: Best Practices & Steadfast Programs." CDFA is excited to partner with CALED to host this specialized initiative for the economic development and project finance professionals in the state. Register today to reserve your spot.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2014, H.R. 5319. H.R. 5319, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.

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The California Economic Summit released this guide describing what could be a key infrastructure financing model in the coming years if approved by the California State Legislature.

This brochure introduces the FreshWorks Fund, which is designed to provide financing to supermarket operators, local food distributors and other food innovators who seek to expand access to healthy food in California.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office assesses the transparency of NMTC financial structures and controls over the size of federal subsidies; the types and amounts of fees and other costs of the financial structures; the equity remaining in low-income community businesses after the 7-year credit period; and NMTC project failure rates.

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