Shelly Sigo

A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit over the massive $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project being built by Kentucky and Indiana.

Halifax Hospital Medical Center in Florida will pay $11.9 million on top of $85 million to settle claims made by the federal government and a whistleblower.

Seven current and former Georgia lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Fulton County commissioners after they increased the property tax rate by 17.45%.

Florida forecasters say final general revenue estimates for 2014 were off by $106.7 million but current year estimates for a $1 billion increase are on track.

Tennessee won the best pricing in 15 years on $345 million of bonds this week, said Sandra Thompson, director of the Office of State and Local Finance.

A federal appellate panel Thursday ruled that North Carolina’s plan to replace the 50-year-old Bonner Bridge must be reconsidered by a lower court.

Louisville Water Co., Ky., plans to advance refund $64.3 million in bonds as analysts and traders see market conditions increasingly favor the refunding sector.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott launched "Let's Keep Florida Beautiful," a campaign platform pledging to provide $1 billion for environmental protection.

Fitch revised the rating outlook to stable from negative on $307.4 million in bonds issued for Southwest Florida International Airport because traffic levels improving.

Louisiana State Bond Commission and Department of Justice attorneys entered into a settlement of the government's housing discrimination lawsuit even though the commission's chairman claims it was not authorized by the full SBC..

Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina does not plan to file for bankruptcy, at least not at this time, the hospital told bondholders July 31.

A Kentucky contractor filed a discrimination suit claiming it lost work on the Ohio River Bridges Project due to state delays certifying the minority business.

The N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency inked a deal to sell its generating assets, which requires retiring or defeasing $1.87 billion in outstanding revenue bonds.

Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term rating to A from AA-minus on bonds issued for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., Tenn., citing losses.

A Georgia judge validated $397 million of municipal bonds for the Atlanta Braves, but officials say the deal likely faces an appeal.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the ratings on Wake Forest Baptist and North Carolina Baptist Hospital bonds to A2 from A1.

Alabama saved nearly $20 million on a July 24 refinancing of $200 million of outstanding general obligation bonds.

Busy Atlanta International Airport won the 2014 Global Efficiency Excellence Award from the Air Transport Research Society.

Three consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit accusing Tennessee of implementing policies that deny health coverage to individuals eligible for TennCare.

Financial advisor Calvin Grigsby of Grigsby & Associates filed a federal lawsuit against the Shreveport, La., City Council after the city sued his firm accusing him of overbilling financial advisory fees.