Shelly Sigo

The Louisiana State Bond Commission plans to move forward with a $335 million general obligation bond deal as the state grapples with debt capacity issues.

The recent rejection of Jacksonville, Fla.'s latest pension reform proposal is a credit negative, Moody's Investors Service said in an April 2 report.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said he will sign a "landmark transportation bill" that will bring as much as $900 million in needed funding for state road work.

The Tennessee State School Bond Authority is bringing $460 million of higher education facilities bonds to market on Wednesday.

Indian River County, Fla., Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block the issuance of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds for the All Aboard Florida private train project.

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed three to the board of the Florida Development Finance Corp., which will issue $1.75 billion in bonds for the All Aboard Florida private train.

A Kentucky attorney says there's no evidence to support a lawsuit on behalf of Paducah Power against Prairie State or its developer, Peabody Energy.

The Georgia Supreme Court should rescind its approval of the public financing for the Atlanta Falcons’ $1.4 billion stadium, according to a March 26 motion.

Faced with losing billions in federal funds for low income health coverage, Florida House and Senate Republicans are $4 billion apart on the 2016 state budget.

Georgia voters will decide whether to implement Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan that would allow the state to take over public schools that fail to achieve passing grades.

Kentucky legislators passed a bill stabilizing the state’s gas tax collections in the waning hours of this year’s annual session.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority won a 1.23% interest rate on a 35-year TIFIA loan Wednesday, the program's lowest-ever long-term rate, a federal transportation official said.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will explore using taxable munis and reinsurance to provide $2.2 billion in liquidity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.

The Kentucky General Assembly adjourned March 25 without passing a major funding bill for the Teachers’ Retirement System, potentially imperiling the Bluegrass state’s credit rating.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill strengthening oversight of state’s pension systems, including the teacher’s retirement plan and its $14 billion in liabilities.

In a letter to the National Governor’s Association, Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell urged states not to implement the EPA’s Clean Power Plan until it is tested in court.

Kentucky’s Paducah Power System dropped Fitch Ratings after getting a higher rating from Standard & Poor's.

The Third District Court of Appeal in Florida has ruled that property taxes cannot be assessed against privatized military housing at the Key West Naval Air Station.

Voters in Atlanta Tuesday overwhelmingly approved issuing $252 million in general obligations bonds to address critical capital infrastructure needs.

Boosted by a rating upgrade, the University of Kentucky plans to competitively issue $281.7 million in new and refunding bonds Tuesday for the UK HealthCare system.