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Florida's latest debt affordability report shows that new bond capacity is available largely because of growth in revenues

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear recommends what he calls "harsh cuts" along with $2 billion of bonds in his proposed $68 billion budget for 2014-2016.

An investigation of Florida's Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority prompted the board Wednesday to reduce the terms of a contract offer to the new executive director.

Muni experts say the lack of paper in the market bodes well for competitive pricing of Fairfax County, Va.'s $316.8 million of voter-approved general obligation bonds.

Florida conservation groups have obtained enough signatures on petitions to ask voters to approve funding and bond financing to purchase environmentally sensitive lands.

Jefferson County, Ala., Commission President David Carrington said he is working on a "tell all" book about the nation's second-largest municipal bankruptcy case.

North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell has appointed a commission to recommend reform measures for the state's $83 billion pension investment program.

After years developing a public-private partnership for a $1 billion Miami Beach Convention Center hotel and entertainment district, city commissioners called off the deal.

Recent negative outlooks and downgrades of Miami-Dade County's bonds have led County Commissioner Juan Zapata to seek revised budget policies that consider ratings impacts.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday tapped Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera to become his lieutenant governor.