Southeast

The Florida Department of Transportation wants a court to decide who is responsible for setting tolls to service debt that financed the Garcon Point Bridge.

The public-private partnerships will finance projects in Belle Chasse and Lake Charles.

Justin Land has been appointed president of Wasmer Schroeder effective June 1.

The cash-strapped state’s public-private partnership will pay for a fixed-span bridge to replace an aging lift bridge and tunnel in Belle Chasse.

The financier's lawyers disputed a court-appointed monitor who had criticized him for maintaining an expensive lifestyle while his investors faced losses.

Officials with the private passenger train company said contractors have been hired to extend service from West Palm Beach to Orlando.

Lawmakers agreed to get bids for the state-owned utility, although a final decision on a sale won’t be made until 2020.

Environmentalists threatened to file suit after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill ordering studies and construction of the routes in rural areas of Florida.

GFOA had a previous president from the higher education sector, but Stone is the first from the K through 12 sphere.

For the fiscal year, the state's total revenue collections are ahead 6.2% over the same period last year.