Florida

Southeast state governments are among the most dependent on federal Medicaid, SNAP and FEMA funding.

This episode takes us inside The Bond Buyer's recent Southeast Public Finance Conference, where airport finance leaders from Orlando and Tampa discussed shifting passenger trends, modular capital planning, federal grant concerns, and why long-term growth still looks strong.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants property tax cuts and House Speaker Daniel Perez wants a sales tax cut as future state deficits are projected.

Among the defeated referendums were three for bonds totalling $146 million.

The downgrade pushes $2.2 billion of private activity bonds issued for the passenger train startup though the Florida Development Finance Corp. to junk.

The ratings agency changed its outlook on its BBB-minus rating to negative from stable Wednesday.

S&P noted volume growth and solid operating margins at the large Florida-based healthcare system.

Mays led Holland & Knight's public finance practice for more than 30 years.

The Osceola School District sales tax revenue bonds got strong ratings despite the county's economy facing headwinds from a weakening tourism sector.

New York Power Authority CFO Adam Barsky and Battery Park City Authority CFO Pamela Frederick join The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk to unpack the far-reaching consequences of eliminating, reducing, or limiting the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds.