Miami-Dade County's proposed $12.6 billion water and sewer system capital plan is already attracting firms interested in public-private partnerships, Mayor Carlos Gimenez said.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in special projects from the fiscal 2014 budget he received from the Legislature. The final $74.1 billion spending plan is the state's largest.

With market conditions continuing to improve, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should have no problem issuing bonds to pay claims over the next 12 months.

Miami-Dade County is worried about its swaps going south if Congress tinkers with the tax exemption on municipal bonds. The county had swaps covering $953 million of bonds as of September 2012.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday that recent federal legislation will allow the FAA to prevent the closure of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers though fiscal 2013.

Three National Football League teams in the Southeast recently ended hard-fought battles for public funds to build or improve their stadiums. Only two succeeded. The struggle was not unusual, experts say.

Florida Legislators passed a $74.5 billion budget on Friday but the House turned down the Miami Dolphins' funding request toward $400 million in stadium improvements.

A bill reducing the exposure and potentially reducing future bond issuance by Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is headed to Gov. Rick Scott's desk.

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday became the third agency to withdraw its rating on $131.2 million of defaulted toll-bridge bonds issued by north Florida's Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority.

In this final week of legislative session, Florida lawmakers may give final approval to a bill that would authorize Neighborhood Improvement Districts to issue bonds backed by special assessments.