Georgia

The ratings of four Southeast public power agencies were lowered due to uncertainty about future costs to build the new reactors.

Investor-owned Georgia Power made concessions to secure public power owners' agreement to continue construction of the Plant Vogtle nuclear project.

Oglethorpe Power said it will only support completing the new reactors at Plant Vogtle if the other three co-owners agree to a cap on future costs.

MEAG joins two other owners of the Plant Vogtle project voting to move forward; Oglethorpe Power has yet to decide.

Florida’s JEA has asked federal regulators to review its power purchase agreement with Georgia’s MEAG, a move that could delay lawsuits filed over the matter.

S&P placed the Florida utility’s bond ratings on CreditWatch Negative after JEA asked a court to void a power purchase agreement.

The fallout from a 2017 federal fraud case is continuing to impact bond investors with the latest development involving the loss of tax-exempt status for bonds that were issued for two assisted living facilities in Georgia.

MEAG wants a power purchase agreement enforced against JEA, which says the agreement must be vacated because it wasn’t properly approved.

Jacksonville-based JEA wants the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to vote against continuing the project.

A report on cyber-related risks released Wednesday by S&P Global warned that “a successful attack on an entity with limited resources could have a credit impact.”

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

Multiple constitutional claims, including racial gerrymandering, are cited in lawsuits filed by the city of Stockbridge and Capital One Public Funding.

The public power agencies could see their ratings dropped if financial flexibility diminishes as a result of higher costs.

The co-owners of the Plant Vogtle project face higher-than-expected costs to complete the reactors, prompting them to vote on whether to continue.

Investors won't get nearly all their money back as the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker draws towards a close and SEC lawyers want the losses taken into account in settlements.

Henry County Superior Court Judge Arch McGarity ruled that bills signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in May did not violate the state constitution.

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

The SEC issued separate administrative orders Monday stripping Malachi Financial Products of its muni advisory registration and barring Porter Bingham from the industry.

Rita Sallis has briefly rejoined the MSRB board following the resignation of Jim Beard and Ronald Dieckman's term has been extended.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.