Southeast

Former Miami budget director Michael Boudreaux is asking a federal judge for a new trial over Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he committed securities fraud because he believes the previous trial was unfairly prejudiced against him.

The U.S. Department of Transportation told a Florida congressman who made inquiries about All Aboard Florida’s financing that it “does not evaluate ridership, revenue, or creditworthiness” for private activity bond allocations.

Alabama state lawmakers in 2017 will weigh competing major bond programs to fund transportation and prison construction, as well as two controversial gambling proposals.

Full repeal of the Affordable Care Act may cut hospital revenue by close to $400 billion over the next 10 years, putting pressure on healthcare bond ratings and state and local budgets.

Miami Beach put the brakes on a public-private partnership to build a 3.5-mile light rail streetcar, to let voters have a say in a larger transit plan that boosters hope can tap the Trump administration’s infrastructure financing proposal.

Petersburg, Va., was removed from CreditWatch by S&P Global Ratings, which maintained its BB junk ratings and negative outlook despite the cash-strapped city's hiring of a turnaround firm.

Private investors sign contract to finance, build, and operate tolled express lanes on a Virginia highway.

Provident Resources Group Inc., a national nonprofit, plans to issue up to $400 million of bonds to rescue a distressed commercial proton beam therapy cancer treatment venture in Atlanta.

Martin and Indian River counties have asked a federal judge to examine the new bond financing strategy employed by All Aboard Florida to determine the "full extent" of the proposal and its impact on their federal lawsuits.

Former Miami budget director Michael Boudreaux plans to ask a federal district court by Jan. 3 to vacate a jury’s verdict that he was guilty of securities fraud, according to his lawyer.