Alabama

Municipal bonds are financing a new Alabama zoo that will move hundreds of animals out of a hurricane danger zone.

The report illustrates how federal, state and local laws must be changed if the Supreme Court rules in favor of South Dakota and against Wayfair Inc. in an online sales tax case.

The bonds were used to finance the acquisition and renovation of an assisted living facility in Alabama by Dwayne Edwards, who the SEC charged with fraud last year.

Issuers across the Southeast sold $68.5 billion of bonds in 2017, a 5.8% year-over-year decrease.

The Huntsville city council on Wednesday approved selling municipal bonds to finance $69 million in projects and infrastructure associated with the Toyota-Mazda plants to be built in Limestone County.

Legal experts and county officials believe the online retail giant wasn’t swayed by the Alabama county’s Chapter 9 case or its ongoing appeal.

As a client development officer, Will Estess will sell trust services to municipalities and corporations in the Southeast.

Embezzlement charges at the Alabama agency will not impact bond payments, general manager says.

Chairwoman Sherry Lewis and two people who work for agency contractors were arrested on embezzlement charges.

The high court case could have undermined the sales tax refunding warrants that priced in July.

The Southeast must reassess risk after Hurricane Irma, according to a disaster recovery expert who forsees long-term impacts on state and federal policy.

An Alabama group wants the justices to rule on a state law backing the county’s recent refunding deal.

Alabama hopes to get a new bridge on I-10 across the Mobile River in place by 2023.

Regional bond issuance slipped by 31% in the first half and volume was down sharply in Florida.

As he started to present his ideas about the new capital plan for Phenix City Schools, superintendent Randy Wilkes cautioned the school board.

A decline in international student applications following President Trump's travel ban ratchets up fiscal pressure on public colleges and universities.

State government April income tax revenue fell 4%, in what may be an early sign of the "Trump Effect" on taxpayer behavior.

The county’s 25-year, $339 million refunding sold with an all-in, true-interest cost of 3.38%.

The county plans to price $344 million of limited obligation refunding warrants, with a new 1% local sales tax supporting debt service.

Even with a new legal challenge pending, Jefferson County plans to price refunding warrants in July.