Georgia

Gilt-edged Georgia boosted the amount of its borrowing this year to support the state's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state official say.

Federal Judge Mark Cohen formally closed out the lawsuit between the two utilities and Jacksonville after a term sheet was posted settling the litigation.

Florida and Georgia have spent tens of millions of dollars in litigation over water rights in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jacksonville-owned JEA and Georgia-based MEAG agreed to settle litigation over JEA's agreement to buy power from reactors under construction in Georgia.

Federal judge rules in favor of Georgia's MEAG and JEA will need to continue to pay debt service on bonds used for nuclear reactor construction.

Southern Co.’s long-troubled project to expand its Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia is “highly unlikely” to meet state deadlines and is apt to face additional budget overruns, according to a local monitor.

Congress should direct more COVID-19 relief dollars to higher ridership systems, think tank Regional Plan Association said.

The loss of $1.03 billion in revenues prompted state lawmakers to ask congressional delegates to support a $500 billion relief package for states.

Florida’s attorneys cite flaws and errors in a special master’s report to support overturning its conclusions.

Reducing the number of workers building two nuclear reactors is a "mitigating action" to address the impact of the virus, the utility said in a market notice.

A Florida utility continues to pursue a lawsuit against a public power agency with a stake in the Plant Vogtle project.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and other states have master state contracts with insurers that are available to local governments for cybersecurity.

The failed attempt to sell Florida’s largest municipal utility and its contract to buy nuclear-generated electricity from a Georgia plant will be examined.

The governor has recommended a $54.15 billion budget amid flat state revenue collections in the current fiscal year.

The state prosecutor for the Jacksonville area said the probe into the city-owned utility has been turned over to the federal justice system.

The Jacksonville, Florida-owned utility’s managing director and chief financial officer were both fired amid turmoil over a privatization process, which was canceled.

Florida says it was harmed, but the special master in the water rights case said Florida lacked clear and convincing evidence that Georgia is responsible.

Gov. Brian Kemp asked state agencies to reduce spending by 4% in the current budget and by 6% in fiscal 2021.

A special master will hear oral arguments Thursday in the federal lawsuit Florida filed in 2013, as both states incur significant legal costs.