Shelly Sigo

The Tennessee General Assembly ended its regular session Saturday after passing a $30.8 billion budget for fiscal 2012.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed last week tapped a former federal official to head up the city’s economic development agency.

Some of Florida’s local governments and special districts experienced deteriorating financial conditions in fiscal 2009 that have been exacerbated by a trend of adding long-term debt to their balance sheets, according an annual report released last week.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Tuesday signed a $34.05 billion budget for fiscal 2012 into law.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Moody’s Investors Service Monday upgraded the Birmingham Water Works Board’s senior revenue bonds to Aa2 from Aa3 and its subordinate bonds to Aa3 from A1.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The last student graduated from Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., on April 30.

In a special primary election Saturday, voters in West Virginia selected two of three candidates to vie for governor in the general election later this year.

Georgia in June plans to sell between $90 million and $100 million of general obligation bonds as part of the financing for a $140 million highway designed to improve truck access at the Port of Savannah.

Miami-Dade County voters will decide in a special election Tuesday who among 11 candidates will be the next mayor of Florida’s largest county.

The Jefferson County Commission will have to conduct another search for a new county manager or ask its professional search firm to suggest new candidates.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Florida Hurricane ­Catastrophe Fund could issue up to $12 billion of bonds if needed to pay claims during this year’s hurricane season, according to estimates prepared by senior ­managers.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans to sell up to $900 million of revenue bonds to provide liquidity for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Appalachian State University in northwestern North Carolina Tuesday will competitively sell $60.14 million of general revenue bonds.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government is ­negotiating the use of a public-private partnership and bond financing to assist in the reopening of the Kentucky Kingdom theme park.

Kentucky’s general fund collections in April grew 7.9% to $844.2 million, an increase of $62.1 million over April 2010.

Two Florida lawmakers who unsuccessfully sued Republican Gov. Rick Scott to prevent him from turning down $2.4 billion of federal funds for high-speed rail blasted the governor Monday when other states and Amtrak won the money.

The receiver in control of Jefferson County’s sewer system may delay filing a report with the court because of damages caused by tornadoes at the end of April, according to the Birmingham News.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Standard & Poor’s last week revised its outlook on Tennessee’s AA-plus general obligation bond rating to positive from stable, citing an economic recovery that could result in a third gilt-edged rating.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Memphis-based Morgan Keegan & Co. is expanding its reach in the Northeast region with the addition of two veteran public finance bankers.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Florida Legislature is poised to approve a $68 billion budget for fiscal 2012 on Friday and end its 60-day regular annual session on time.