Virginia

"The muni AAA [high grade] curve has been relatively steady thus far in March, but lags relative to the broader fixed income market after sizable muni outperformance in February," said J.P. Morgan strategists. 

Natural gas prepayment deals helped drive the utilities sector to top the Southeast in an overall down year for municipal bond sales across the region.

Robert Poole, a leading expert in the U.S. public-private partnership transportation sector, joins infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt to talk about upcoming deals including toll lanes and bridges in the Southeast and high speed rail in the West as well as states that are advancing P3s and action on the federal front. (37 minutes)

A plan to build a new arena in Virginia accommodating two major league sports faces opposition both locally and from the teams' current home in Washington.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $917 million.

Governor Youngkin announced a proposal to move the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards out of D.C.'s Capital One Arena to Virginia.

Moody's kept stable rating outlooks on Florida, Maryland and Virginia after moving the United States to negative. D.C.'s outlook was cut.

State lawmakers cleared an $83.8 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2024 after a long dispute along party lines over spending provisions and tax cuts.

The North Alabama operator priced $190 million of revenue bonds Aug. 29 to support among other things the purchase of an orthopedic physicians' practice.

The region's issuers sold $30.3 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2023, 29.9% less than they did during the same period last year

The state did not rule out a future public-private partnership but said it's current focus is on public funds.

Economic boosters in Virginia say 100,000 acres of abandoned mine lands can provide the state a unique tool in meeting green energy goals.

Bolstered by key political support, states across the southeast are building toll roads through public-private partnerships to manage congestion.

Sale of the tax-exempt notes is expected on May 9 and proceeds will support improvements to educational technology in school's statewide.

A spate of derailments is a unique issue for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority amid the challenges all transit agencies face post-COVID.

AccuWeather says Hurricane Ian may turn out to be one of the costliest storms in the county's history due to its violent storm surge, damaging winds and overpowering flooding rains.

Municipal bond issuers in the Southeast sold $40.7 billion of bonds in the first half of this year, a 6.3% year-over-year increase.

During her almost 14 years as Virginia state treasurer, Manju Ganeriwala oversaw the issuance of more than $33 billion of municipal bonds.

Most top 10 issuers for 1H are from New York and California, with four from New York and two from California.

The state made "unprecedented additions" to its reserves, protecting its triple-A bond rating, said state Sen. Janet Howell, Finance and Appropriations Committee Chair.