Mississippi

In partnership with the three-state Southern Rail Commission, Amtrak wants to study a new link connecting Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

The Department of Agriculture announced that 64 projects by power cooperatives and utility companies to improve rural power systems were approved for loans.

Low temperatures in Mississippi's capital on Christmas Eve caused pipes to burst across the city. Utility crews are struggling to make repairs.

The former municipal advisor Porter Bingham has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and two years term of supervised release following his fraudulent billing to the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in connection with a 2015 bond offering.

Mississippi's largest city is without running water. It has $191 million in outstanding water and sewerage revenue bonds, according to Moody's.

While the report offers many positives for states, headwinds loom, according to investment management firm Conning.

The rating agency also confirmed the city’s Ba2 rating on $191 million of outstanding water and sewer revenue bonds.

Month over month, the municipal market is in a much better position, as heavy demand and flows continue to drive it.

The state is selling $1.2 billion of GOs, and a recent deal from Vicksburg highlights a structure that makes a difference to the state's local governments.

Porter Bingham stands accused of stealing $33,000 from the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

Refinitiv Lipper reported $600 million of outflows from municipal bond mutual funds as the market correction caught up. High-yield funds lost a massive $722 million after $330 million a week prior.

States that are projecting fiscal 2021 revenue declines of more than 15% include California, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Vermont.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

Two Virgin Trains USA deals from Florida helped push the region's volume up 9.8% over last year, making it one of only two regions to sell more bonds.

A former municipal advisor accused of billing a city thousands of dollars for services it did not receive is now facing criminal fraud charges.

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 state will issue revenue bonds backed by tax and fee revenues collected from casinos in the state.

Lawmakers will consider internet sales taxes, electric and hybrid vehicle user fees, a state lottery and bonds to fund transportation projects.

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

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