Shelly Sigo

As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, New Orleans has seen many improvements although the city still faces credit challenges, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Cobb County, Ga., plans to competitively bid $372.55 million of AAA-rated taxable bonds on Tuesday to finance the Atlanta Braves stadium.

Hillview, Ky, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on Thursday listing its largest debt as an $11.4 million judgment for breach of contract; it also has $3.2 million of bond debt.

Florida's economists predict the state will rake in record revenues in fiscal 2016 and 2017, although state officials should also expect expenses to increase, a budget watchdog group warns.

Issuers in the Southeast sold $41.56 billion of bonds in the first half of 2015, an 85% increase in year-over-year volume fueled by refundings and a slight uptick in new-money sales.

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Clayton County, Ga.'s only hospital is a favorable credit factor for the county, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute announced Friday that it will wind down operations by Oct. 1, leaving Port St. Lucie, Fla., on the hook for bond payments.

Riviera Beach, Fla., plans to price $57 million of pension obligation bonds Wednesday as part of a restructuring that closes the city’s own pension system to future hires.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told community and business leaders that state legislators have failed to act like leaders and resolve the state’s budget crisis.

Recent favorable market movement bodes well for Charlotte, N.C., to price $463 million of water and sewer refunding bonds Thursday.

The Alabama Legislature failed to reach agreement on a general fund budget for fiscal 2016, necessitating a second special session.

A taxpayer bill of rights passed by the North Carolina Senate Finance Committee could threaten the state’s coveted gilt-edged ratings, according to State Treasurer Janet Cowell, who said she opposes the newly surfaced legislation.

Continuing patient losses and a 2014 Department of Justice settlement factored into Moody's two-notch downgrade for King's Daughters Medical Center in Kentucky.

Louisiana dodged a rating downgrade ahead of an upcoming bond sale amid ongoing concern over the state budget's structural imbalance.

All Aboard Florida, the nation's first privately owned passenger rail, plans to quickly begin marketing $1.75 billion of private activity bonds after a key vote sealing the deal late Wednesday.

The Alabama Legislature and Gov. Robert Bentley remain far apart on an operating budget with less than a month to go before the new fiscal year begins.

Within hours of the Obama Administration's release of the final Clean Power Plan on Monday, opponents vowed to take legal action to block the rule while others hailed the measure.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the University of West Alabama's bonds to A3 from A2 citing weak financial performance and declining enrollment.

The North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency closed its $1.25 billion asset sale to Duke Energy Friday, while taking out $1.72 billion of outstanding bonds.

Numerous protestors plan to object to a Florida agency's approval of $1.75 billion of private activity bonds for a passenger train project.