Georgia

The Atlanta Symphony's recent labor agreement is credit positive because it enables the Woodruff Arts Center to reduce operating deficits, Moody's said.

Atlanta unions are considering an appeal following a superior court ruling Nov. 10 that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.

Georgia became the first state in the nation to cap income tax rates on Nov. 4, but some analysts said it could hamstring the gilt-edged state's finances.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Nov. 3 that Florida can proceed with its suit against Georgia over fresh water rights.

The Georgia Supreme Court set oral arguments in the Atlanta Falcons stadium appeal Nov. 3, and could hear arguments against the Atlanta Braves stadium in February.

South Florida's Broward County School District wants voters to OK $800 million in GO bonds on Nov. 4, which leads a slate of referendums on ballots across the Southeast.

Moody's changed the outlook to positive from stable on Atlanta's Aa2 GO bond rating due to stabilized reserve levels and a return to economic growth.

Georgia officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday signed the paperwork enabling the state to use bond proceeds to begin long-awaited work on the $706 million Port of Savannah harbor expansion.

Financial pressures that turned the outlook on the Woodruff Arts Center's bonds negative led the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to postpone its season opening.

Atlanta plans to do a debt feasibility study on the advisability of issuing $250 million of GO bonds for infrastructure improvements.

Atlanta launched a second round of public meetings in September to discuss a general obligation bond referendum to be held next year for infrastructure needs.

Georgia realized net tax collections of $1.39 billion in August for an increase of $47 million or 3.5% compared to August 2013, according to Gov. Nathan Deal.

Opponents of bond financing for the Atlanta Braves new $672 million baseball stadium have filed notices of three appeals by the court's deadline.

Atlanta-based IFS Securities hired former New York Gov. David Paterson as chief strategist of U.S. affairs and chairman of the firm's advisory board.

Georgia privately placed $26 million in bonds to finance the tolling system for a start-up express lane project south of Atlanta.

Moody's downgraded bonds sold by the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, Ga., to Aa3 from Aa2 due to weak reserves and declining consumption.

Southeast municipal bond issuers sold $21.78 billion of debt in the first six months of the year, a 31.4% decline driven by fewer taxable and refunding deals.

Seven current and former Georgia lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Fulton County commissioners after they increased the property tax rate by 17.45%.

A Georgia judge validated $397 million of municipal bonds for the Atlanta Braves, but officials say the deal likely faces an appeal.

Busy Atlanta International Airport won the 2014 Global Efficiency Excellence Award from the Air Transport Research Society.