Southeast

Palm Beach County, Fla., will issue up to $133 million of revenue bonds to help finance a new spring training stadium for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

South Carolina’s Tuomey Healthcare System has negotiated a reduced settlement of $72.4 million with the Justice Department for filing 21,000 false Medicare claims.

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the validation of $2 billion in clean energy bonds over challenges brought by banks and a former state legislator.

West Virginia’s credit outlook has turned negative due to pressures from energy sector layoffs and the state’s rising unemployment rate, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Miami-Dade County is embarking on what its leader calls an innovative capital program focused on public-private partnerships that could surpass $7.85 billion.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined a three-year cooperation agreement with West Virginia and Ohio to collaborate on areas critical to maximizing shale gas region growth.

An attorney for Jefferson County, Ala., has asked an appellate court to consider the analysis of a federal judge who dismissed the final appeal in Detroit’s bankruptcy case.

Virginia will consider the qualifications of six potential partners before making decision on $2.1 billion upgrade of I-66.

As South Carolina recovers from severe storms and floods, state and local governments are positioned financially to weather the aftermath with minimal credit impact, said Moody's Investors Service.

The Florida Supreme Court overturned 60 years of case law and made it harder to challenge future bond validations.