Florida

Florida will use its own cash, not from a refunding bond, to buy up to $500 million of bonds tendered.

Mr. Barnett, whose journalism career stretched nearly half a century, was a "consummate professional," who was well-liked by colleagues and muni industry professionals.

Local governments that were in Hurricane Milton's path, however, will face significant credit challenges, Moody's said.

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.

The bonds will fund infrastructure in one of 21 community development districts that have built the age-restricted 55-and-up Villages to more than 76,000 homes.

The region's municipal bond volume grew by 42.4%, outpacing the nationwide 32% increase in a first-half marked by gas prepay deals and Brightline's big sale.

Environmental, social and governance issues are a ripe debate among Republican states who oppose federal efforts they say are overly political.

While BayCare has meaningful competition, Fitch believes it will maintain or grow its market position given its investment in facilities, expansion of clinical services and continued increase in access points.

Thursday's pricing of senior revenue bonds comes after Fitch Ratings upgraded the airport's subordinate debt.

The Tampa Bay Rays received final approval from local governments for their proposal to build a new government-subsidized ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The new rule will require FEMA to consider climate change's impact on future flood patterns in determining how and sometimes if to build back after flooding.