Shelly Sigo

West Virginia told the EPA in comments filed Dec. 1 that its plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is “unprecedented” and “patently illegal.”

Kentucky fuel costs will fall 4.3-cents a gallon on Jan. 1, a drop that translates into a "crippling" loss of $129 million in state road funding, officials warned.

Alabama is facing a budget shortfall that could reach nearly $700 million in the next few years, according to Gov. Robert Bentley.

Broward County, Fla., has named Robert “Bob” Miracle as chief financial officer and director of the Finance and Administrative Services Department.

Kentucky's Paducah Power System board will be asked to take bankruptcy off the table as an option to deal with its struggling finances, said manager Mark Crisson, because the system is solvent.

Miami-Dade County plans to price $750 million of revenue bonds to refund bonds issued for capital improvements at Miami International Airport.

A court ruling that South Carolina failed to provide a "minimally adequate" education to poor children is credit positive for low-income school districts, said Moody's.

JEA, north Florida's largest utility, rejected a plan by Jacksonville's mayor to contribute $400 million to the city's pension liability, but agreed to consider negotiating a smaller amount and may issue pension obligation bonds.

The University System of Georgia's 65-year college housing privatization, which will defease $325 million in bonds, is being closely watched by higher education, finance, and housing industries.

Two professionals at Florida -based Community Capital Management received honors for their work in the municipal bond industry.

Charlotte, N.C., wants the FAA to settle a lengthy governance dispute between local and state officials over Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

The Atlanta Symphony's recent labor agreement is credit positive because it enables the Woodruff Arts Center to reduce operating deficits, Moody's said.

Florida's Palm Beach County School Board will consider a staff recommendation to file under the SEC's MCDC self-reporting disclosure initiative after learning that underwriters have already reported the district under the program.

The new Central Florida Expressway Authority plans to interview four candidates for the executive director's position, and move forward with its first major financing.

Atlanta unions are considering an appeal following a superior court ruling Nov. 10 that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.

Kentucky's Paducah Power System board Wednesday adopted a sweeping recovery plan to stabilize finances and provide customers with rate relief that includes potentially selling some of its interest in the troubled Illinois Prairie State coal plant.

Louisiana prices the first of two GO bond deals Thursday with unanswered questions about the state budget, but MMA director Matt Fabian says the issue is unlikely to impact pricing because of the state's strong legal protections for bondholders.

Fitch placed Paducah Power, Ky., on rating watch negative due to the system's constrained financial position and its link to the troubled Prairie State coal-fired electric generating station in Illionis, which has experienced cost overruns that have impacted the municipal utilities that signed on to the project.

Fitch upgraded Miami's GO ratings Nov. 7 to A-plus from A-minus based on the city's improved financial performance while noting management and legal challenges.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Crit Luallen to become the state's new lieutenant governor.