State of Florida

The Florida Department of Transportation extended the suspension of Garcon Point Bridge toll collections because it is being used as a detour.

Long-term municipal bond volume is on pace to set a new record of yearly issuance, thanks in part to issuers rushing to market before the election and a continued taxable boom.

The most significant revenue loss in Florida continues to be the drop in sales tax collections in the tourism and hospitality industries.

Toll collections on the Garcon Point Bridge have been suspended since mid-September because of Hurricane Sally, pitting the bond trustee against the state of Florida again.

Florida is taking public comments about a toll road program that would add more than 300 miles of highway across broad swaths of the state.

Even with revised estimates amid the pandemic, year-over-year revenue collections in Florida were down 4.6% in August compared with 2019.

Florida State University's voluntary disclosure on lower dormitory occupancy is an example of providing timely information, Moody's Investors Service said.

A multi-part study by Cornell Consulting concludes that Florida should not build three major toll roads that are under consideration.

The Florida Cabinet approved new money and refunding bonds, some of which may be sold as taxable debt with advance tax-exempt refundings no longer possible.

In a long-range revenue forecast, a state economist told lawmakers that it could take two or three years for Florida’s hard-hit tourism industry to recover.