Florida

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal applauded Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision to have the Department of Justice file a brief in the water wars case with Florida.

A recent decision by Port St. Lucie, Fla., to postpone refinancing bonds issued for the now-bankrupt Digital Domain is a credit negative, according to Moody's.

A central Florida grand jury is investigating potential hiring improprieties by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.

PNC Capital Markets LLC hired three veterans to continue the bank's efforts to integrate and expand public finance and banking.

The PFM Group announced Thursday that Jamie Doyle, David Eichenthal, Sarah Hollenbeck, and Sergio Masvidal have all been promoted to managing director.

Southeast bond issuance last year dropped 11% to $56.7 billion as rising interest rates took refundings out of the running and new-money volume was nearly flat.

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority in Florida will restart its search for a financial advisor as it embarks on a multi-billion capital program at Orlando International Airport.

The South Florida Bond Traders Association raised $20,000 for charities during its 2014 conference, the organization announced Feb. 24.

Lakeland, Fla.-based Holland & Knight launched the Georgia Public Finance Initiative and selected two attorneys to expand its practice in the Peach state.

Miami-Dade County's repeal of employee healthcare contributions is a credit negative for Florida's largest county, Moody's Investors Service said Feb. 13.

Four consortiums whose members include top firms in the public-private partnership industry compete for Florida’s $2.4 billion “I-4 Ultimate Project.”

The Council of Development Finance Agencies plans two, one-day roundtable conferences in the Southeast this year – its first in Florida and the second in Georgia.

An applicant who once wanted to be the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority's new director alleges the agency committed to projects that will cause a deficit.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud case against Miami and its former budget director Michael Boudreaux is on hold pending Boudreaux's appeal of the court's decision to invalidate his effort to claim immunity from the lawsuit.

Jacksonville, Fla., the Sunshine state's largest city, could tap its own utility system to help close the gap on a $1.68 billion pension liability.

Attorneys for Georgia have asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to entertain a lawsuit from Florida over water rights between the states.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott recommended a $74.2 billion state budget for fiscal 2015, and $2.7 billion in bonds for transportation projects.

For the first time, the South Florida Bond Traders Association will include issues of interest to the municipal bond market in its Feb. 6-8 conference.

Former Florida state Rep. Steve Precourt has declined an offer to be the executive director of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.

Miami and former budget director Michael Boudreaux have requested a jury trial and denied most of the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud allegations in recent federal court filings.