Georgia

The Trump administration will finalize $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to Southern Co. and its partners who are building a troubled nuclear reactor project in Georgia.

A bill moving through the state legislature would wrest the airport from the city's control and place it under a state authority.

The surge in gas deals couldn’t overcome the region’s sharp decline in refundings, which led to an overall 22.6% volume decline.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it had no authority over JEA’s agreement with the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to buy nuclear power.

Federal attorneys say Florida utility JEA's effort to repudiate its power purchase agreement could undermine the entire Plant Vogtle project.

Ron DeSantis in Florida focuses his bond priorities on Transportation while Georgia's Brian Kemp wants to fund statewide capital needs.

The southern regional banks wouldn't say what will happen with their capital financing divisions when their merger closes.

Gov. Nathan Deal, who leaves office Monday, said incoming state revenues were down 4.5% in December compared to 2017.

A Jan. 22 hearing has been set at which time a judge may order Dwayne Edwards to disgorge $766,850 plus interest and pay civil penalties.

The wholesale public power authority will refund outstanding debt, refinance commercial paper, and fund nuclear fuel for reactors 1 and 2 at Plant Vogtle.

Gov. Nathan Deal said tax revenue collections fell 0.7%, though year-to-date collections are up nearly 7%.

Todd Barker was one half of a duo the SEC said engaged in a $62 million fraudulent senior housing bond scheme.

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.