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A multi-part study by Cornell Consulting concludes that Florida should not build three major toll roads that are under consideration.

In a long-range revenue forecast, a state economist told lawmakers that it could take two or three years for Florida’s hard-hit tourism industry to recover.

In the first two months of the fiscal year, Georgia saw state tax collections, which support the state general fund, increase by 12.4% year-over-year.

As a director in public finance, Maura Davalos will focus on FHA-insured healthcare financings; she will be based in Jacksonville, Florida.

State revenues for fiscal 2020 came in 5.7% lower than Florida forecasters anticipated because of business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board of the Jacksonville-owned utility fired its former manager for cause, then resigned en masse; an interim manager is at the helm.

Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia Legislature's new Democratic majority want higher gas taxes and new bond financing plans to support road and rail projects.

A grand jury is probing the Jacksonville-owned utility as well as a community-based group and a special City Council investigative committee.

Gov. Henry McMaster wants to sell the state-owned utility after its nuclear project debacle; a report to lawmakers on bids for Santee Cooper has been delayed.

The governor has recommended a $54.15 billion budget amid flat state revenue collections in the current fiscal year.

Indian River County won’t pursue the federal litigation further, but it will proceed with a lawsuit in state court over the use of its railroad crossings.

JEA terminated former managing director Aaron Zahn without cause; the city attorney’s office is investigating if Zahn should be fired for cause.

The Clearwater Cay Community Development District dismissed its Chapter 9 case and will pursue a dispute about property assessments in state court.

State Treasurer John Schroder said he will go to court to stop Louisiana’s state government from spending the money.

While JEA pursues a potential sale, some Jacksonville city council members are pushing back against the potential privatization.

More than 50 groups and businesses formed the ‘No Roads to Ruin Coalition’ to begin a statewide campaign opposing the three highways.

The $1 billion bi-state agreement includes building a wider bridge over the Potomac and adding tolled express lanes.

Moody's Investors Service says the law is good for holders of local GO bonds, though it remains untested in bankruptcy court.

The board overseeing the Jacksonville-owned municipal electric, water, and sewer utility plans to decide by March if JEA should be be privatized.

In the SEC inquiry, along with a separate FAA investigation, regulators are trying to determine if airport revenues were misspent.