Southeast

The pact may generate up to $2.5 billion in revenue for the state in the next five years and $6 billion through 2030.

In the Southeast, almost $71 billion of American Relief Plan funds will be dispersed to state and local governments.

The state said it would continue to move forward with the new prisons despite Barclays departure amid controversy over the role of private firm CoreCivic.

The total number of jobs in the state last month rose 21,800 from February.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains below the national unemployment rate of 6.0%.

The state’s unemployment rate has remained below the national rate for eight months in a row and has fallen by 0.2% over the year.

The P3 taxable deal aims to replace the state’s old, dilapidated and outdated jails with more modern alternatives in a bid to ease prison overcrowding and provide new services to inmates.

The state says the Centers for Disease Control's anti-COVID-19 safety protocols for the cruise ship industry are illegally burdensome and exceed its authority.

Moody's Investors Service notes that the new two-tier pension system will not immediately decrease Kentucky's high unfunded pension liabilities.

The Investment Company Institute reported another week of inflows, $800-plus million, as participants focus on that part of the market as an indicator of how munis will fare during tax season.