Georgia

Public transit agencies have a $90 billion backlog of maintenance, repair and modernization projects.

Stockbridge's attorneys filed a state constitutional challenge in local court, and plan to file a civil rights complaint in federal court soon.

Bills that stripped territory from Stockbridge without apportioning its debt are credit negative for Georgia local governments and could impose higher borrowing costs.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bills over the objection of Stockbridge bondholders.

Credit analysts, bond attorneys and issuers are among those reacting to the increasing risk computer crime poses to governments.

Bills on Gov. Nathan Deal's desk would allow creation of a new city of Eagle's Landing at the expense of the existing city of Stockbridge.

The proposed city of Eagles Landing would take the heart out of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, with no apparent accommodation for its outstanding debt.

Alternative funding strategies, collaborations and resiliency awareness were the buzzwords at an S&P housing conference in New York.

The Georgia Legislature’s plan to cut the city of Stockbridge in half, without its consent, brought warnings of litigation from bondholders and potential damage to the state's triple-A rating.

The bonds were used to finance the acquisition and renovation of an assisted living facility in Alabama by Dwayne Edwards, who the SEC charged with fraud last year.

Issuers across the Southeast sold $68.5 billion of bonds in 2017, a 5.8% year-over-year decrease.

Florida’s attorneys will argue to the U.S. Supreme Court that it should cap Georgia’s fresh water consumption.

Mayor Keisha Bottoms said housing affordability, transparency, public safety, education, and transportation are priorities.

Former Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee was fond of calling the decision to build a taxpayer-funded stadium for the Atlanta Braves the "biggest economic development deal in our county's history."

Georgia regulators said the private and public power owners can move forward with the Plant Vogtle project.

City officials said consolidating the boards will improve governance and result in stronger fund performance.

Decisions by Georgia and South Carolina regulators and lawmakers will affect the public owners of two nuclear projects.

Georgia's Public Service Commission begins new hearings on the nuclear reactor project Monday.

The Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority took one of the last steps Wednesday in finalizing inducement bonds totaling $565 million for three major developments.

The Georgia Public Service Commission will determine if the twin reactor project at Plant Vogtle will go forward.