Florida

James J. O'Neil received a 12-month suspension from the market for his role in the flipping and kickback scheme.

The now-defunct unregistered broker-dealer Core Performance Management, LLC, and four of its former employees settled fraud and MSRB rule violations with the SEC for engaging in municipal bond flipping and kickback scheme.

The region's volume numbers were supported by favorable market conditions that drove several large gas prepay deals.

They are accused of improperly diverting newly issued municipal bonds to certain broker-dealers for a fee at the expense of retail investors.

Only a few of the 45 states that levy sales taxes have announced plans to begin implementation before the end of this year.

A conduit issuer that Florida created as an alternative to public-private partnerships is readying its first appearance in the market.

Regional shifts in population portend credit challenges for U.S. states, Fitch Ratings analysts say.

The suit contends the ballot measure fails to inform voters that charter schools could bypass local school districts for approval.

The dispute centers on whether money earmarked for land acquisition can be used for overhead such as salaries and benefits, and administrative costs.

Stull will work with a wide variety of issuers, including the Sunshine State’s growing charter school industry.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

The suit says the ballot measure fails to inform voters that it would allow charter schools to bypass local school districts for approval.

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The U.S. Supreme Court case heightens the risks for Georgia, because authorities could be forced to borrow to build alternate water systems.

All Aboard Florida is seeking a right of way lease to expand its Brightline-branded passenger train service from Orlando to Tampa.

The opinion said Florida met its initial burden in proving that a cap on Georgia’s water withdrawals could be considered further.

The condition of Florida’s economy and finances led Moody's to upgrade the state to Aaa.

The Kinney County Public Facility Corp. issued $9.23 million in project revenue bonds to finance the the warehouse style building with 384 beds for adults.

The merger will extend Nelson Mullins' reach to the third-most populous state and expand its public finance group.

The Poinciana Community Development Districts argue that "issue preclusion” should bar some objections to the validation of $102 million of bonds.