Shelly Sigo

Florida's second-most populous county and one of its tiniest cities bucked the official state position on carbon emissions by joining a coalition supporting the federal government's Clean Power Plan.

In Tuesday's election, Mississippi voters returned incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to office while Kentucky voters chose a member of the GOP to succeed their term-limited Democratic governor.

Miami Beach hopes to attract investor’s appetites for yield in the coming weeks with a $620 million, multi-faceted deal to finance the city’s long-planned convention center expansion.

Agreements settling construction disputes over new nuclear units in Georgia and South Carolina are positive credit factors for the public and private owners of the projects, according to Moody's Investors Service.

In striking down a class-action union appeal Nov. 2, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Atlanta did not violate the state's constitution when the City Council reformed pension benefits in 2011.

A forensic inquiry into Jacksonville, Fla.’s Police and Fire Pension Fund says poor management and the lack of transparency by the fund’s board are among reasons for at least $370 million in losses.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan C. Stout scheduled a hearing for Dec. 9 to decide if Hillview, Ky. is qualified to continue through the bankruptcy process.

Broward County, Fla., expects to issue $488.9 million of revenue bonds for its $2.4 billion capital program at the Fort Lauderdale airport amid a boom in passenger traffic and capital construction at major airports in the Southeast.

The Seminole Tribe sued the state of Florida just days before expiration of an exclusive agreement allowing the tribe to offer lucrative card games at its casinos.

Voters in Louisiana rejected a plan to boost transportation funding at the expense of the state's rainy day fund.

Tennessee plans to price $416.3 million of top-rated general obligation bonds Tuesday, to get the deal done before the upcoming Fed meeting.

KentuckyWired, the state’s novel Internet project, won the Excellence in Development Finance Project Award from the Council of Development Finance Agencies.

A settlement between New Orleans and its firefighters’ union resolving pension and wage disputes is credit positive for the city, though it will stress city finances, Moody’s said.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 943 into law setting March 15 as the date voters will decide whether the state can issue $2 billion of bonds for public improvements.

Voters in Louisiana Saturday select a new governor and decide on a constitutional amendment to fund new transportation projects that opponents say could hurt the state’s credit ratings.

Palm Beach County, Fla., will issue up to $133 million of revenue bonds to help finance a new spring training stadium for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

South Carolina’s Tuomey Healthcare System has negotiated a reduced settlement of $72.4 million with the Justice Department for filing 21,000 false Medicare claims.

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the validation of $2 billion in clean energy bonds over challenges brought by banks and a former state legislator.

West Virginia’s credit outlook has turned negative due to pressures from energy sector layoffs and the state’s rising unemployment rate, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Raymond James has hired Jack Dudick in the firm’s Healthcare Finance group in Chicago.