Chip Barnett

"Disney has abandoned its fiduciary responsibilities to its investors and customers by joining far-left activists in boycotting legal, taxpaying, employment-creating corporations to further Disney's political agenda," state Treasurer Curtis Loftis said.

"There weren't many exemptions made to paying the fee, which should help maximize revenues and make them more predicable when considering leveraging this new revenue stream for infrastructure improvements," said Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management.

Delayed over the summer amid rising interest rates, Miami-Dade County is now set to come to market with its taxable revenue bond sale for PortMiami.

"The upgrade of Pennsylvania's IDR and related ratings reflects recent use of revenue surpluses to build its reserves to historical highs and Fitch's expectation that substantial reserves will be maintained in the near term," the rating agency said.

Proceeds from the social bond issue will go to support high-performing public charter schools across the United States and promote educational equity.

"Both our regions have a shared commitment to fostering economic growth, innovation and cultural exchange," said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

Fitch also affirmed the GOAA's AA-minus rating on $1.8 billion of outstanding senior lien airport facilities revenue bonds and A-plus on $867 million of subordinate lien airport facilities revenue bonds.

Florida outpaced the national average in overall labor force gains last month while the state's 2.8% unemployment rate was lower than the nation's 3.9% in October.

Without a lot of additional state and federal aid, New York City is forecasting it will spend about $12 billion in costs related to the influx of migrants to the city in fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Mayor Eric Adams says the city has a safe and effective way to use artificial intelligence throughout municipal government while protecting against the risks.

Proceeds from the deal, along with additional monies, were to have been used to fund the costs of the Royal Caribbean Cruises' campus project as well as a debt service reserve fund.

Moody's kept stable rating outlooks on Florida, Maryland and Virginia after moving the United States to negative. D.C.'s outlook was cut.

The constitutional amendment removes a special debt limit placed on small city school districts; now they will be treated the same as other school districts.

Year-to-date, MIA has seen passengers levels at 113% of pre-COVID 19 levels, boosted by domestic travel, according to a report from BofA Global Research.

Lawmakers are looking for ways to slow the rising cost of property insurance, provide additional relief to victims of Hurricane Idalia, bolster efforts against anti-Semitism and support Israel while targeting Iran.

The upgrade "reflects a material improvement in the MTA's fiscal outlook, which was largely driven by New York State increasing the maximum rate of the payroll mobility tax," Fitch said.

"Transmission is often a pressing need. Routing power around more efficiently with fewer losses helps to maintain the integrity of the system," said John Hallacy.

Surpassing $150 million in total investments, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Arizona and Georgia have joined Florida, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and Miami Beach in supporting Israel financially in the wake of the deadly terror attacks by Hamas.

The study confirms the Bay is one of the most valuable in Florida, says Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

After teaching local government finance at the University of North Carolina School of Government, Crews rejoined McGuireWoods's public finance team in Raleigh,