Shelly Sigo

The federal bankruptcy judge presiding over Jefferson County, Ala.'s Chapter 9 case tossed out billions in claims sought in two major suits.

Jefferson County, Ala., commissioners threatened to back out of a sewer warrant refunding critical to exiting bankruptcy without new haircuts from creditors.

Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy urged state agencies to quickly prepare bond transactions out of concern that interest rates will spike before the end of the year.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should be less reliant on using municipal bonds to pay its bills in the future, and work on decreasing its exposure, the advisory board was told.

More than a year after closing the books for 2012, bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., has posted its audit for that year.

Florida will support Mississippi's federal lawsuit protesting large increases in national flood insurance premiums with a "friend of the court" brief.

Standard & Poor's dropped the rating of G-Star School of the Arts, a Florida charter school focusing on film and entertainment, to B-plus from BB.

Lawsuits in Kentucky seeking a rollback in tax rates for most library districts could result in multi-notch rating downgrades, Moody's warned.

Johnson Controls will implement energy and water conservation measures at Phillips State Prison in Georgia's first bond-financed energy performance contract.

A former financial advisor for bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., claims Citi, the investment bank heading up JeffCo’s sewer warrant refunding, violated Rule G-23.

Voters in gilt-edged Raleigh and Wake County, N.C., approved selling a total of $885 million of general obligation bonds for schools and transportation projects.

Citing a materially weakened financial position, Moody's downgraded Montgomery, Ala.'s issuer and general obligation limited tax ratings to A1 from Aa2.

Jefferson County, Ala., failed to properly inform residents about the plan that will allow the county to exit bankruptcy, according to a complaint filed Friday.

Florida's Citrus Memorial Hospital is poised to be sold to a for-profit chain, and redeem its junk bonds with proceeds from the deal.

A grassroots group is asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to delay further legal action against Georgia over water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin.

Kentucky and Ohio consider options for building and funding a bridge project between Covington, Ky. and Cincinnati that could cost as much as $2.9 billion.

The Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina said it is appealing a jury verdict ordering it to pay $277.4 million for False Claims Act violations.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said environmentalists appealed a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed construction to begin on the Bonner Bridge replacement project.

Broward County plans to target south Florida's retail investors in selling $434.2 million of bonds for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's $2.3 billion capital program.

Atlanta Public Schools is reviewing its options after the Georgia Supreme Court prohibited school districts from deducting pension costs out of charter school payments.