Shelly Sigo

Louisville, Ky., issuers bring $360 million in bonds to the market during November as investors continue to search for quality amid uncertain conditions.

Orange County, Fla. says its recent GO bond upgrade to AAA from Kroll Bond Rating Agency will help the county negotiate better financial deals.

Just ahead of a planned refunding, Charleston, S.C, won a general obligation bond upgrade to Aaa from Moody's Investors Service.

Florida's East Central Regional Wastewater Facilities Operation in Palm Beach County expects to sell the Southeast region's first green bonds.

The Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority in Kentucky will be among nine award winners at the CDFA's annual summit in November.

Charges were dropped against one person after former Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority board member Scott Batterson gets prison.

South Florida's Broward County School District wants voters to OK $800 million in GO bonds on Nov. 4, which leads a slate of referendums on ballots across the Southeast.

Alabama House of Representatives speaker Mike Hubbard faces 23 felony ethics law violations after being indicted by a grand jury on Monday.

A West Virginia pilot program expanding the number of municipalities receiving home rule powers is credit positive, Moody's said Oct. 16.

A Miami-Dade County committee has recommended a $9 million grant from GO bond proceeds for public infrastructure at the proposed SkyRise Miami project.

It could be January before Louisiana determines how much of a fund balance is available for the next budget, state legislators learned Friday. The uncertainty is delaying state bond sales.

Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings to A-plus from AA-minus on Pineville, La.'s utility revenue bonds due to "sizeable" budget transfers.

Louisiana will sell $675 million of bonds next month if a dispute over a year-end surplus clears up and ratings can be obtained.

The N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency's outlook is positive due to the pending sale of its assets to Duke Energy Progress, Moody's said.

Four years after the Sunshine state passed a law authorizing PACE project financing, billions in bonds face legal challenges before the Florida Supreme Court.

Moody's changed the outlook to positive from stable on Atlanta's Aa2 GO bond rating due to stabilized reserve levels and a return to economic growth.

Jefferson County said Friday it will appeal an Alabama federal judge's ruling that threatens investors' security in $1.8 billion of sewer warrants sold last year.

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a public benefits corporation in Kentucky highlights the risks associated with such agencies, Moody's said.

An Alabama federal judge set a July 2015 trial date for two ex-JPMorgan bankers facing pay-to-play charges in Jefferson County's sewer deals and swaps.

Georgia officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday signed the paperwork enabling the state to use bond proceeds to begin long-awaited work on the $706 million Port of Savannah harbor expansion.