Alabama

Ratepayers on the Jefferson County, Alabama, sewer system said the high court should decide if their appeal can proceed.

The president of the Jefferson County Commission was sentenced for taking bribes in exchange for sewer-bond and derivatives business.

With more than $3 billion of bond-financed stadium expansions recently completed or on the boards, college football programs are struggling to fill the seats.

A Jan. 22 hearing has been set at which time a judge may order Dwayne Edwards to disgorge $766,850 plus interest and pay civil penalties.

Todd Barker was one half of a duo the SEC said engaged in a $62 million fraudulent senior housing bond scheme.

Todd Barker appears prepared to have negotiated a monetary settlement with the SEC, while Dwayne Edwards plans to contest the SEC's motion in court.

Alabama-based Burr & Forman will gain McNair's significant public finance presence in South Carolina.

An appellate court denied a request to reconsider an August ruling that effectively ended a long-running appeal of the county's Chapter 9 case.

Five states also elect governors and voters in two states decide whether to restrict future tax increases.

The Legislature failed to publish a public notice about changes in the law authorizing the sole security for the bonds, the court ruled.

A group of ratepayers on Jefferson County, Alabama’s sewer system has asked judges to reconsider dismissal of their appeal.

The region's volume numbers were supported by favorable market conditions that drove several large gas prepay deals.

The appellate court's order favoring the county comes almost five years after its exit from Chapter 9.

Investors won't get nearly all their money back as the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker draws towards a close and SEC lawyers want the losses taken into account in settlements.

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Convention Complex received a blended interest rate of 3.91% on the series of bonds it sold on Tuesday to fund the construction of the downtown stadium and renovation of Legacy Arena.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.

The $139 million refunding saved Alabama’s most populous county $12.35 million in debt-service costs.

The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.

Material improvements in spending flexibility led Fitch to give Alabama’s most populous county a two-notch upgrade.

Fitch Ratings said on Thursday that it upgraded Jefferson County, Ala.’s issuer default rating.