Southeast

Tampa International Airport on Florida's west coast benefits from major financings this week and in August to support its largest capital plan in more than four decades.

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., have introduced bipartisan disaster tax relief bills that include several bond provisions.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear Tuesday said the thawing economy enabled to state to deposit $82.5 million into the state budget reserve trust fund bringing its balance to $209.4 million.

A governor-appointed panel studying Kentucky's $14 billion unfunded teachers' pension liability must find a reasonable solution to the crisis, a top state official said Friday.

Virginia will eliminate tolls on two tunnels under construction with $78 million saved by cancelling a P3 road project.

The Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. must dip into reserves to make interest payments this year, bondholders were told July 16.

Cuts in U.S. Army ranks could pose a long-term risk to military housing bonds, though the most recent round should not affect ratings in the short-term, according to Fitch Ratings.

Tampa General Hospital in west-central Florida has been upgraded to A from A-minus by Fitch Ratings due to a "significant strengthening of liquidity metrics."

This month's $18.7 billion agreement with BP p.l.c. positions struggling Gulf coast states to receive financial relief, though the years-long payout won't provide immediate respite for some.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority has appointed Lisa Lumbard as the agency's permanent chief financial officer.