Shelly Sigo

North Carolina Gov.-elect Pat McCrory is calling for a 25-year transportation and infrastructure plan after leading a GOP sweep of the governorship and the Legislature.

The Miami-Dade County Commission last week made an exception in procurement regulations and added Drexel Hamilton LLC to the county’s qualified pool of underwriters.

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. filed a motion seeking relief in Jefferson County, Ala.’s bankruptcy case saying the county proposed minimal sewer rate increases that may not support the outstanding $3.1 billion of debt.

Standard & Poor’s upgraded to AA from BBB bonds of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, Ala. after it determined there would be no impact from Jefferson County’s bankruptcy filing.

Election results are being challenged in Richland County, S.C., where voters apparently approved a $450 million bond authorization.

Tennessee expects to sell one of the largest competitive deals this week with $140 million of general obligation bonds backed by the state's full faith and credit.

John Rodstrom, head of public finance at Oppenheimer & Co., says the bank is hiring and plans to become better known for its work in the municipal bond market.

An "ad hoc" group holding $676 million of Jefferson County, Ala.'s sewer warrants says the bankrupt county has failed to propose reasonable sewer rate increases that protect their holdings.

Miami-Dade County will consider hiring special counsel to explore whether there's a tax issue with revenue bonds sold in 1996.

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority in central Florida hopes to take advantage of low market rates for savings and reduce its variable-rate exposure in a $463 million refunding Nov. 15.

South Carolina Department of Revenue officials are still rebounding from one of the largest computer hacking episodes in the country.

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell pitched his support for building the Atlanta Falcons a new stadium to hundreds of team supporters.

Jefferson County, Ala., commissioners approved new sewer rates that have already drawn protests from many quarters.

A federal judge has ordered Tampa Bay Water to pay $20 million in legal costs to an engineering firm the water supplier unsuccessfully sued this year.

Jefferson County, Ala.'s plan to factor corruption into future sewer system rate increases is setting the stage for another legal fight with the trustee for the system’s $3.2 billion of debt.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will consume its reserves by 2018, and that could derail plans to fund billions in capital needs over the next decade, according to Moody's Investors Service.

A Kentucky legislative task force is in the final stretch of considering major pension plan restructuring options and dealing with a $33 billion liability.

The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority approved a development agreement governing the construction, financing, and long-term management of the Ohio River Bridges Project.

The $652 million harbor dredging project for the Port of Savannah, Ga. cleared a major hurdle when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Record of Decision approving the project.

In a preliminary report on Florida’s debt capacity, the Division of Bond Finance said that the state’s outstanding debt decreased by $500 million in 2011 and $1.5 billion in 2012.