Kentucky

The proposals, which are up to the city commission for approval now, will likely be voted on later this month.

There doesn't seem to be much of an appetite for another set of increases to residential utility bills in Owensboro.

More than $60 million in new debt Owensboro Municipal Utilities could issue this month to pay for the expansion of its William Cavin Water Treatment Plant would have no effect on the city's credit.

The Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District’s CP program will finance a critical infrastructure repair program and capital projects.

Congress might provide clarity by preventing states any state from imposing retroactive liability.

Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.

The Kentucky county’s BB general obligation bond rating was withdrawn less than a month after S&P Global Ratings downgraded the bonds seven notches.

The plan would raise power costs, but analysts say municipal utilities and energy cooperatives can absorb the increases or pass them on to customers.

Pike County's “very weak” economy, budget performance and management led S&P Global Ratings to lower its ratings.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are the first states to have created charitable funds that taxpayers can contribute to in order to claim a charitable deduction in lieu of paying state and local taxes.

The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.

S&P Global Ratings said the Bluegrass state has become more vulnerable to fiscal stress.

The Fayette County School District's bonds will fund improvements to handle higher enrollment and boost a science and math program.

Conning is holding firm to its declining outlook on states' credit quality, though S&P sees some rays of sunshine.

The Legislature approved a $22 billion budget that includes line-item funding for the state’s broadband bonds.

The state's ratings are at risk, Fitch Ratings says, because the budget doesn't include debt service on bonds for the high-speed Internet project.

The Legislature's budget failed to provide debt service on some bonds, decimated reserves, and lacked full funding for core services, Gov. Matt Bevin said.

Kentucky lawmakers approved a $22 billion biennial budget bolstered by cuts for most state agencies, transfers and new revenue.

Many teachers went on strike Monday after state lawmakers approved a pay raise that represented about half of what they sought.

The state House approved a $22.5 billion general fund budget that relies on fees and tax increases to fund priorities like pension obligations.