North Carolina

The tax cap, and a voter ID measure, are unconstitutional because the state legislature is illegally racially gerrymandered, a Wake County judge ruled.

Fayetteville property owners would see a tax increase under a proposal put forth by city staff to fund a wide range of public safety projects, to include new fire stations and a 911 call center.

The southern regional banks wouldn't say what will happen with their capital financing divisions when their merger closes.

Pension and other retirement benefits still pose a stiff challenge, the organization said in its annual report card on the states.

Alabama-based Burr & Forman will gain McNair's significant public finance presence in South Carolina.

Voters in three states approved Medicaid expansion, highlighting dozens of ballot measures around the country that will impact budgets and credit.

Five states also elect governors and voters in two states decide whether to restrict future tax increases.

The Burlington, N.C., City Council reviewed the Alamance-Burlington School System and Alamance Community College bonds during their work session meeting on Monday.

While the impacts to the Carolinas are still being determined, one expert says the lessons learned from catastrophic events like Florence can be mitigated.

North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to unwind parts or all of a 2014 public-private partnership that is building managed toll lanes on a Charlotte-area highway.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

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

There will be no Agricultural Event Center bond referendum on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Lawsuits challenge four state constitutional amendment measures state lawmakers placed on November's ballot.

With limited supply available, an analyst said North Carolina’s $400 million deal should attract ‘significant demand’ from investors.

Wake County has taken the first step toward putting three bonds on the November ballot that will cost, in total, $1.1 billion.

The Build NC Bond Act will leverage money from the State Highway Trust Fund.

Davidson County Board of Commissioners approved five bond packages to appear on the ballot in November.

A recent survey revealed that Davidson County voters overwhelmingly support an education bond package, but have little desire to pay for a new sports complex.

Wake County leaders are hoping taxpayers will be more willing to support borrowing money for school construction projects if they don't ask them for more than $1 billion at a time.