Southeast

Economic boosters in Virginia say 100,000 acres of abandoned mine lands can provide the state a unique tool in meeting green energy goals.

The upgrade lifts $1 billion of the Jacksonville system's water and sewer system senior revenue bonds to AA-plus from AA.

City officials believe the structure of the $100 million issuance will help assuage investors concerned with inflation, high interest rates, and the specter of recession.

Tennessee joins the ranks of governments and utilities pursuing development of a scalable nuclear reactor.

"While everyone is watching the federal government experience a debt crisis and come close to defaulting on our nation's debt for the first time in history, Miami's credit rating was just recently upgraded," said Mayor Francis Suarez.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns are exerting more influence in public finance.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced projects that will receive $225 million in funds from a program created under the American Rescue Plan Act.

Walt Disney Co., embroiled in a high-profile fight with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is closing a luxury hotel at Walt Disney World and dropping plans to relocate 2,000 California employees to a new corporate campus it was building in the state.

Brightline's luxury train in Florida accounts for half of the Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund's top 10 positions.

Panelists at the National Federation of Municipal Analysts discussed their experiences dealing with resiliency in the face of budgetary and environmental problems.