Southeast

Voters in Moore County are being asked to approve $123 million in bonds that would pay for building three elementary schools and a nursing building at Sandhills Community College.

Proceeds of Charlotte, N.C.'s deal will refund debt issued in 2008 and prepay a bond-anticipation note.

The Georgia Legislature’s plan to cut the city of Stockbridge in half, without its consent, brought warnings of litigation from bondholders and potential damage to the state's triple-A rating.

An unsealed whistleblower lawsuit accuses eight Wall Street and regional banks and broker-dealers that served as remarketing agents of fraud and collusion in resetting rates for variable rate demand obligations issued by state and local issuers in Illinois.

The Legislature's budget failed to provide debt service on some bonds, decimated reserves, and lacked full funding for core services, Gov. Matt Bevin said.

Employers in New York also are allowed to implement a 5% payroll tax as a way of paying some of their employees’ state income taxes.

The legislation would determine the fate of the state-owned utility formally known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

The question of whether to cover Virginians under the Affordable Care Act prevented a budget from passing during the regular session.

Kentucky lawmakers approved a $22 billion biennial budget bolstered by cuts for most state agencies, transfers and new revenue.

Like a homeowner making extra mortgage payments when times are good, King George County is looking to pay down its debt before times get bad — and one of its primary sources of revenue is no longer available.