Southeast

Legislation before the South Carolina Legislature that proposes new pension reforms are positive for near-term funding needs, but S&P analysts believe they may be insufficient over the long term.

Amie Riggle Berlin, the SEC’s lawyer who handled its case against Miami and Michael Boudreaux, explained the important aspects of a reliance on professionals defense and the need for issuers to stay truthful in their offering documents during a conference panel.

Legislative battles break out in South Carolina and Tennessee over proposed state gasoline tax hikes.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a special master’s recommendation, largely favoring Georgia and water agencies there, in the lawsuit Florida filed against Georgia over the apportionment of water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.

Louisiana’s general obligation bond rating took another hit as S&P Global Ratings downgraded the state one notch to AA-minus.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper began his first State of the State address urging lawmakers to fully repeal a state law passed in 2016 that is seen as discriminatory toward gay and transgender people.

The Baker Correctional Development Corp. is trying to get a waiver from a mandatory call and federal funds to refund bonds from tax-exempt to taxable, in the wake of an IRS finding that bonds are taxable.

All Aboard Florida said it anticipates launching its Brightline-branded private passenger train service between Miami and West Palm Beach in September, following an introductory roll-out phase.

The Florida House Friday voted to abolish Enterprise Florida, the state’s business development program, and to establish strict controls over the Visit Florida tourism agency, drawing swift rebuke from Gov. Rick Scott.

For the first time in fiscal 2017, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said monthly state revenues declined in February with collections down by $70 million or 5.6% compared to February 2016.