Georgia

The city’s incentive plan supports a $5 billion proposal to fill a 40-acre low-lying hole in downtown with a mixed-use development.

Potential federal oversight of public utilities, rising costs, and lawsuits create volatility for utility market investors, Fiera Capital says.

The vote ends the effort to create a new city and ends the legal debate over who would have been responsible for Stockbridge bond debt.

Todd Barker appears prepared to have negotiated a monetary settlement with the SEC, while Dwayne Edwards plans to contest the SEC's motion in court.

The results stand to influence the municipal market through capital planning and budget actions with potential impacts on ratings and borrowing levels.

Communities hoping to create their own cities by tearing away from established municipalities may find the price tag too high following a federal judge's recent decision, political experts and residents watching the Eagle's Landing, Ga., effort say.

Five states also elect governors and voters in two states decide whether to restrict future tax increases.

Fitch Ratings said it won't lower its ratings because of JEA's litigation attempting to shed a power purchase agreement with Georgia's MEAG.

The Georgia Supreme Court won't delay a referendum to de-annex half of Stockbridge, though the state's de-annexation law is still being challenged in court.

Moody's Investors Service said Jacksonville's litigation to repudiate a power contract raises questions about its willingness to make good on obligations.