Southeast

The Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission plans to proceed with this week's pricing of $385.5 million in bonds, weather permitting.

Atlanta won a rating upgrade and positive outlook ahead of a planned $1.25 billion water and wastewater refunding scheduled to price Feb. 23-24.

Bonds issued by the Village Center Community Development District in Florida, the subject of a years-long audit and a controversial technical advice memorandum, are taxable private-activity bonds, the IRS said in a new notice of proposed issue.

Assured Guaranty will provide Kentucky's Paducah Power System with surety bonds to free up some debt service reserves at the cash-strapped utility, according to PPS officials.

Opponents of North Carolina's plan to toll portions of Interstate 77 north of Charlotte have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the express-lane project.

Gov. Nikki Haley will support an increase in South Carolina's gas tax if it is tied to a reduction in the state's income tax and overhauling the DOT.

The All Aboard Florida private passenger train project has received a $1.75 billion federal private activity bond allocation along with conditions that impose a tight timeframe to issue the debt..

The Florida Department of Transportation has launched plans for a series of Interstate express lanes to be built in the Tampa Bay area.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed a $44.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2016, which is a 3.15% increase over the current spending plan.

The recently announced move by Mercedes-Benz to relocate its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta is credit positive for Atlanta and Fulton County, Moody's Investors service said Jan. 15.