Shelly Sigo

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.

Miami-Dade County is embarking on what its leader calls an innovative capital program focused on public-private partnerships that could surpass $7.85 billion.

An attorney for Jefferson County, Ala., has asked an appellate court to consider the analysis of a federal judge who dismissed the final appeal in Detroit’s bankruptcy case.

As South Carolina recovers from severe storms and floods, state and local governments are positioned financially to weather the aftermath with minimal credit impact, said Moody's Investors Service.

The Florida Supreme Court overturned 60 years of case law and made it harder to challenge future bond validations.

Fitch Ratings upgraded to A from A-minus the ratings on a Florida Department of Transportation TIFIA loan that financed a rental car facility in Miami.