Shelly Sigo

While entangled in a federal lawsuit over disclosure issues, Miami rolled out a new transparency initiative to make financial data publicly available.

Tennessee has $5.9 billion in outstanding debt, and reduced its GO bonds by $175 million, state comptroller Justin Wilson said in the state's semi-annual debt report.

Georgia saw state revenues increase 9% in December, the sixth straight monthly increase in collections.

Florida legislators launched a new website to get public input on how to spend an estimated $22.6 billion over the next 20 years for conservation efforts.

The Atlanta City Council will let voters determine the fate of the city's backlogged infrastructure needs in a $252 million GO bond referendum set for March 17.

Public finance attorney Randy Hanna returned to practice at Bryant Miller Olive in January after serving as chancellor of the Florida College System.

The sewer system ratepayers seeking to overturn Jefferson County's bankruptcy plan objected to briefs submitted to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal by the National Association of Bond Lawyers and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association .

Standard & Poor's lowered its rating to CCC-minus from CCC on the Aliceville Governmental Utilities Services Corp., Ala.'s bonds citing nearly drained reserves.

The St. Petersburg, Fla. City Council rejected a proposal that would have allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to look for a new stadium site elsewhere in the region.

Despite assurances that Paducah Power, Ky., has a financial recovery plan, Fitch Ratings downgraded the utility's bonds to BBB from A-minus on Wednesday.

The New Orleans Aviation Board expects to issue up to $659 million in revenue bonds in February to finance a state-of-the-art terminal and related infrastructure.

The St. Petersburg, Fla., City Council decides Thursday whether to allow Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays to search for a new stadium location in the region.

Florida economists said state general revenue collections are stronger than anticipated following their Dec. 15 estimate conference.

Alabama plans to price $508.5 million in highway bonds in mid-January backed by an AAA rating from S&P that could save the state $40 million, the governor said.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Duke Energy's $1.2 billion purchase of the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency's generating assets.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal created a special agency and brought in anew attorney for the state's defense in the lawsuit over water rights filed by Florida.

Virginia plans to offer federal qualified energy conservation bond financing to support the state's first program to assist public and private entities in implementing energy-saving projects.

Florida's fiscal health is in better shape than it has been in years thanks to state spending policies, restraint using debt, and rebounding revenues, officials said.

The Kentucky Pension Oversight Board will finalize recommendations for new funding and tighter control of the state's pension systems at its Dec. 16 meeting.

Atlanta unions have filed for an appeal of the Fulton County Superior Court's Nov. 10 ruling that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.