Southeast

Miami’s “dramatically improving and diverse economy” was a driving force that led Moody's Investors Service to upgrade the city’s general obligation bonds to Aa3 from A1, despite pending SEC and pension suits.

Richland County, S.C., has set aside funds to pay off a $50 million bond anticipation note amid a probe into what state officials claim are improper expenditures of revenue of a local transportation sales tax.

Virginia plans to borrow $2.24 billion to finance a wide variety of state and higher education projects, according to a bill signed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Friday.

Orange County, Fla., prices $84 million of triple-A-rated new money bonds Wednesday to finance water and sewer expansion projects for its currently debt-free utility system.

Florida-based GrayRobinson PA has teamed up with Capitol Insight, an influential lobbying group that will complement its government relations and lobbying practice, the firm said Wednesday.

Two rating agencies flagged North Carolina’s implementation of House Bill 2 in upcoming bond offerings amid a national controversy over the law seen by some as discriminatory towards the LGBT community.

A year after North Carolina inked its first public-private partnership with I-77 Mobility Partners, lawmakers have filed bills to terminate the $648 million pact amid investigations into the deal.

Despite what they say is low unemployment in their states, four governors who spoke on a panel at the Milken Institute Global conference said job creation is their main priority.

A Corps of Engineers study assessing storm and flood risks is credit positive for Florida’s local governments because it will prioritize projects eligible for federal funds, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.

Atlanta signed a 20-year lease with Delta Wednesday that keeps the carrier based in the city and paves the way for a $6 billion capital expansion plan at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.