Florida

The district plans to price about $100 million of bonds Thursday, the first since Gov. Ron DeSantis took over control of it by appointing its board of supervisors.

Congress has created recovery bonds for specific disasters in the past, and the CDFA wants the tool to become a permanent private activity bond category.

Moody's also upgraded other Florida locality bonds recently as a result of a revised cities and counties rating methodology.

Florida's Aaa credit is a factor in all the upgrades, the rating agency said.

Florida's catastrophe fund will weather the storm and shouldn't need reinforcements yet. Two Florida-related sales are still expected next week.

Ramirez & Co. continues growth plans with the addition of bankers in Texas, Florida and New York.

They new hires will serve various functions in different regions of the country.

"That's great news, and it reflects the outstanding work and commitment of our city council and my administration to keep Tampa on rock-solid financial footing," said Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.

Florida's official outlook indicates the state government faces a $10 billion deficit by mid-2028 without major tax and spending changes.

Analysts say the Jacksonville, Florida, utility has been able to move past concerns over its attempt to breach a contract with MEAG and to privatize.