Florida

A Category 5 hurricane could lead to more than $200 billion in damage, Moody's Analytics said in a report released before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Dan Hartman of PFM attributed the drop to fewer prepaid gas deals, one-time large transactions last year like Jefferson County's and normal timing variations.

Veteran banker Tim Kelly will give Baird's higher education and non-profit sectors a national reach.

The largest investors in the Brightline Florida train have negotiated new terms ahead of an Aug. 13 repayment deadline.

Florida is poised to reap the rewards of spaceport financing legislation, even if some headwinds remain.

Fitch said the train line's ridership and revenue ramp-up continue to lag projections.

The city has promised to contribute $625 million to the stadium project. The team, owned by billionaire Shahid Khan, is to come up with $625 million of its own.

Investors are watching an Aug. 13 refinancing on $985 million of bonds for proposed commuter line projects with southern Florida counties.

Prices for some bonds issued for Florida's express train have fallen sharply since Friday.

University of Virginia president James Ryan resigned under White House pressure as the Trump administration pushes higher education to comply with its ideology.

The ratings agency said fund balances had declined as a percent of operating revenues and are expected to decline further.

The first public bond issue from Everglades College, Inc., will finance projects on the institution's Keiser University flagship campus in West Palm Beach.

Florida lawmakers passed a state budget and approved plans to pay off $830 million of debt in fiscal 2026 in advance of maturity.

A colleague called the Florida-based lawyer "an institution" in the public finance community

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

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.