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Moody's Investors Service Thursday said that 11th-hour pension reform by the Kentucky General Assembly on the last day of its 2013 regular session is a credit positive for the Bluegrass State.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund expects to return to the municipal bond market next week to sell $2 billion of high-grade taxable bonds.

Moody's Investors Service Tuesday upgraded the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority's rating to A1 from A2.

The Mississippi Legislature is nearing agreement on a $5.7 billion general fund budget for 2014, though questions remain over Medicaid expansion.

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on the Georgia DeKalb County Hospital Authority to negative from stable citing a decline in operating cash flow below expectations.

Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., on April 1 continued to suspend payment on outstanding fixed-rate general obligation warrants, relying on the insurer for the payment.

General aviation airport officials in Florida and across the country will discuss the implications of tower closings Tuesday in a conference call with the Federal Aviation Administration

Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corp. hired Janet Ricardo as vice president and senior relationship manager in the bank's North Carolina corporate trust group.

Kentucky lawmakers approved reforms to the state pension system that address billions in unfunded liabilities that contributed to rating downgrades.

Standard & Poor's Monday revised the outlook to stable from negative on Osceola County, Fla.'s general obligation bonds.

Alabama Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham said he will sponsor legislation to re-institute an occupational tax for bankrupt Jefferson County.

Moody's said that $2.7 billion of bonds issued by the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia could be downgraded if costs and delays on the Vogtle nuclear plant escalate beyond those known so far.

Florida's Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority has scheduled a meeting April 10 but a resolution to the agency's ongoing default on $131.2 million of bonds is not expected to be on the agenda.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the rating on bonds sold for Wake Forest Baptist, N.C., to A1 from Aa3 on Wednesday citing an unexpected decline in financial performance. The action affects $597.2 million of outstanding bonds.

A bill strengthening financial reporting requirements for Kentucky's 1,200 special taxing districts is headed to the desk of Gov. Steve Beshear.

The Florida Senate's Gaming Committee on Monday unanimously passed a bill that bans Internet cafes by clarifying current gaming laws concerning slot machines, charitable drawings, game promotions, and amusement games. A similar measure is being considered in the House.

The Florida Cabinet Tuesday authorized the issuance of up to $490 million of turnpike refunding bonds to lower interest rates within existing maturities.

Vero Beach, Fla., voters want the city's electric system sold to investor-owned FPL, but the deal faces regulatory reviews and the city must resolve its bond-related obligations to the Florida Municipal Power Agency.

The Atlanta City Council approved $200 million of municipal bonds to support the construction of a nearly $1 billion stadium for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal court in Birmingham, Ala., to set a trial date for two former JPMorgan bankers facing charges related to bankrupt Jefferson County's defaulted sewer deals.