South Carolina

Richland County, S.C., voters will vote in November to decide whether to impose a new property tax to bond-finance build and expand existing libraries.

South Carolina's Charleston County Airport District plans to sell $175 million of bonds for improvements at Charleston International Airport.

Municipal bond issuance in the Southeast dropped nearly 12% to $30.7 billion in the first half of 2013. Sales were down in eight of the 11 states comprising the region.

The South Carolina Public Service Authority, known as Santee Cooper, will price $1.7 billion of bonds as early as Tuesday if market conditions warrant.

Columbia, S.C.-based Pope Zeigler has hired Larry Flynn to work out of the law firm's newly established office in Spartanburg.

The South Carolina Public Service Authority, known as Santee Cooper, had its bonds dropped to A1 from Aa3 by Moody's Investors Service ahead of a $1.7 billion sale.

The State Budget and Control Board approved $120 million in general obligation bonds June 18 to help with the expansion of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plant.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the governance of the state's Transportation Infrastructure Bank.

A construction delay and cost overrun report in nuclear units being built at the Summer Nuclear Station is a credit negative for the South Carolina Public Service Authority, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.

The Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina Tuesday notified investors that S&P downgraded its bonds to BB because of a federal court ruling that could render it insolvent.

The Federal Railroad Administration and Georgia Department of Transportation are preparing a study to evaluate high-speed passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

Richland County, S.C., started paying an extra penny sales tax Wednesday, which will provide $1 billion for transportation projects over the next 22 years.

Historically low interest rates last year helped boost bond sales across the Southeast to $63 billion, an increase of 33% over 2011. The surge in debt was propelled by refundings.

Some South Carolina legislators are looking for new ways to raise funds for transportation, and are looking at a novel plan backed by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Valarie Williams, director of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority, has been appointed to an Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.

The impacts of property tax caps in the Eastern U.S. states are mixed, ranging from minimal to restrictive, according to a recent report from Standard & Poor's.

The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads has begun to lobby for an increase in the state's motor fuel tax to fund more than $50 billion in needed transportation improvements.

Election results are being challenged in Richland County, S.C., where voters apparently approved a $450 million bond authorization.

South Carolina Department of Revenue officials are still rebounding from one of the largest computer hacking episodes in the country.

As the Southeast's economy slowly begins to thaw, measures on the Nov. 6 ballot reflect both fiscal conservatism and pent-up demand for education and transportation needs.