State of Florida

Opponents say passage of Amendment 5 in November would threaten Florida’s ability to fund state priorities and its triple-A ratings.

A conduit issuer that Florida created as an alternative to public-private partnerships is readying its first appearance in the market.

The dispute centers on whether money earmarked for land acquisition can be used for overhead such as salaries and benefits, and administrative costs.

Munis finished mixed as California State, Los Angeles Airport and L.A. County Facilities Inc. hit the market.

The U.S. Supreme Court case heightens the risks for Georgia, because authorities could be forced to borrow to build alternate water systems.

Municipals were mixed at mid-session as the last of the week’s big deals came to market, led by a bond offering out of California and a note sale from Colorado.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Wednesday as bond buyers saw big deals come from New York and California issuers.

The opinion said Florida met its initial burden in proving that a cap on Georgia’s water withdrawals could be considered further.

The condition of Florida’s economy and finances led Moody's to upgrade the state to Aaa.

Municipal CUSIP requests signal the market may be in for a rebound in volume.

The Senate gave final approval to a ballot measure for a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of both chambers to raise taxes.

The Legislature is considering bills imposing new requirements on Florida cities and counties to increase taxes and approve bond issues.

Gov. Rick Scott has doubled the chances that voters will decide if a supermajority vote will be required for the Legislature to raise new revenue.

Florida’s attorneys will argue to the U.S. Supreme Court that it should cap Georgia’s fresh water consumption.

The project to protect environmentally sensitive areas like the Florida Everglades from toxic algae could cost close to $2 billion.

Bond director Ben Watkins lamented the loss of the refinancing tactic that helped refinance 62% of the state’s debt portfolio.

The state increased the size of the deals by 70%, with its bond finance director citing plans by "the clowns in D.C." to outlaw advance refundings.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has endorsed another record budget for the state: $87.4 billion for fiscal 2019.

Gov. Rick Scott said his final budget will request $180 million in tax cuts.

Issuance of municipal bonds fell 33.9% to $26.7 billion compared to $40.4 billion in September 2016.