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Miami-Dade County is preparing the first bonds for a $1 billion capital improvement program at PortMiami to prepare for larger ships to arrive through the Panama Canal.

Jefferson County, Ala.'s attorney says that rising interest rates make it "almost inevitable" that the plan to refinance defaulted sewer debt must be renegotiated.

Moody's Investors Service said new tax reform measures enacted by triple-A rated North Carolina are substantial but manageable.

Fitch Ratings has returned Florida's outlook to stable from negative, becoming the last of the three major rating agencies to do so following the economic downturn.

Standard & Poor's dropped the investment-grade rating of an 11-year-old charter school in Boynton Beach, Fla., well into junk territory.

Jefferson County, Ala., finalized an agreement with the IRS to protect the county’s tax-exempt sewer system warrants in return for a $4.5 million payment.

The University of Florida's Shands Healthcare has agreed to pay $26.2 million to settle allegations due to overpayments by Medicare and Medicaid.

Florida's debt management policy now requires that underwriters certify that they are not engaging in prohibited transactions with Iran or Sudan.

Backed by rating upgrades, Atlanta plans to price $328.7 million of water and wastewater revenue bonds Tuesday and plans to sell another $240 million next month.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Morris Brown College rejected a plan to help the college exit bankruptcy and also help locate a new Atlanta Falcons stadium but the proposal is still in play.

The Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, which has been in default on toll revenue bonds since July 2011, has agreed to have a traffic study done.

South Carolina's Charleston County Airport District plans to sell $175 million of bonds for improvements at Charleston International Airport.

The Louisville region is well on track toward reaching post-recession highs in employment, says the Louisville, Ky., office of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

Officials overseeing bankrupt JeffCo get a lesson in "disclosure responsibilities" from disclosure expert John McNally, a partner at Hawkins, Delafield, & Wood.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott plans to sue Georgia in an attempt to stop the state's 'unchecked' fresh water consumption, which is parching Apalachicola oyster beds.

Municipal bond issuance in the Southeast dropped nearly 12% to $30.7 billion in the first half of 2013. Sales were down in eight of the 11 states comprising the region.

Common Cause Georgia said its petition effort for a referendum on the issue of public financing for the Atlanta Falcons $1 billion stadium fell short.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday that net state revenue collections in July were up $1.41 billion for an increase of $88.5 million or 6.7% compared to July 2012.

Moody's said Monday that "novel" refinancing plans proposed by bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., and Detroit are being threatened by rising interest rates and raise risks for investors.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a task force to recommend a uniform process for establishing public-private partnerships at all levels of government.