Southeast

Kentucky received an abundance of local proposals for its $100 million bond-financed work-training initiative.

Kutak Rock LLP has hired veteran bond attorney Thomas P. Lauth to join the firm’s public finance practice in Atlanta.

Cash-strapped Louisiana faces huge expenses as a result of the three days of torrential rains that flooded the southern part of the state, state budget chief Jay Dardenne told a legislative panel Thursday.

Disappointing public pension investment fund returns released recently by Maryland and Virginia may be representative of a more nationwide trend, pension experts warned.

Jackson, Miss.'s general obligation, water and sewer, and special obligation bonds were all cut several notches by Moody's Investors Service, which cited multiple years of structural budget imbalance.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals delayed oral arguments in Jefferson County, Ala.'s bankruptcy appeal until November, and now plans to hear the case in Montgomery, instead of Atlanta.

Lawsuits by two Florida counties challenging the $1.75 billion private activity bond award for the All Aboard Florida passenger train project can proceed, after a federal judge ruled in the counties' favor.

Georgia's chief financial officer Teresa MacCartney has received the Gloria Timmer Award from the National Association of Budget Officers during the organization’s annual meeting.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee meet separately Thursday to consider issuing $500 million of notes for cash flow and working capital in the general fund.

The receiver for bond-financed apartments owned by Global Ministries Foundation in Tennessee has disclosed in court filings that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation.