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Lawmakers are meeting this week after the state Supreme Court struck down a major pension overhaul passed earlier this year.

Reps. Brian Mast and Bill Posey asked Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao not to extend a Dec. 31 deadline to issue private activity bonds.

A state economist reviewed a litany of problems lawmakers will face developing the state budget.

Columbia issued the first U.S. stormwater revenue bonds certified by the Climate Bond Initiative.

Pension and other retirement benefits still pose a stiff challenge, the organization said in its annual report card on the states.

The private passenger train project in Florida also faces new litigation from longtime adversary Indian River County.

The wholesale public power authority will refund outstanding debt, refinance commercial paper, and fund nuclear fuel for reactors 1 and 2 at Plant Vogtle.

Four states will become the latest to require out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax on Jan. 1 while 10 others aren’t expected to do so until later in 2019.

Gov. Nathan Deal said tax revenue collections fell 0.7%, though year-to-date collections are up nearly 7%.

Americans place almost $150 billion in illegal sports bets annually, according to the American Gaming Association.