Southeast

Atlanta unions are considering an appeal following a superior court ruling Nov. 10 that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.

Kentucky's Paducah Power System board Wednesday adopted a sweeping recovery plan to stabilize finances and provide customers with rate relief that includes potentially selling some of its interest in the troubled Illinois Prairie State coal plant.

Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board tightens the rules on how the state deals with public-private partnerships.

Louisiana prices the first of two GO bond deals Thursday with unanswered questions about the state budget, but MMA director Matt Fabian says the issue is unlikely to impact pricing because of the state's strong legal protections for bondholders.

Fitch placed Paducah Power, Ky., on rating watch negative due to the system's constrained financial position and its link to the troubled Prairie State coal-fired electric generating station in Illionis, which has experienced cost overruns that have impacted the municipal utilities that signed on to the project.

Fitch upgraded Miami's GO ratings Nov. 7 to A-plus from A-minus based on the city's improved financial performance while noting management and legal challenges.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Crit Luallen to become the state's new lieutenant governor.

Jefferson County, Ala., voters sent all five commission incumbents back into office even after they allowed sewer rates to go up.

Virginia lawmakers likely will reverse a plan to kill a $50 million transfer to the state's transportation fund that imperiled a proposed $100 million road bond issue.

Georgia became the first state in the nation to cap income tax rates on Nov. 4, but some analysts said it could hamstring the gilt-edged state's finances.