Southeast

The Mississippi Legislature is nearing agreement on a $5.7 billion general fund budget for 2014, though questions remain over Medicaid expansion.

Lawmakers want legislative experts to review Gov. Bobby Jindal's $3 billion state tax swap before considering the 11 bills that would enable the changes.

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on the Georgia DeKalb County Hospital Authority to negative from stable citing a decline in operating cash flow below expectations.

Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., on April 1 continued to suspend payment on outstanding fixed-rate general obligation warrants, relying on the insurer for the payment.

General aviation airport officials in Florida and across the country will discuss the implications of tower closings Tuesday in a conference call with the Federal Aviation Administration

Eliminating Louisiana's income tax will require raising the sales tax rate to 6.25% from the current 4%.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corp. hired Janet Ricardo as vice president and senior relationship manager in the bank's North Carolina corporate trust group.

The Internal Revenue Service is auditing two separate series of hospital revenue bonds totaling $142.2 million that were issued by the Highlands County, Fla., Health Facilities Authority in 2005 and 2007 and then redeemed.

The Internal Revenue Service's own appraisal valuations show the Village Center Community Development District in Florida did not overpay when purchasing four pieces of property with bond proceeds, according to the CDD's lawyer.

Kentucky lawmakers approved reforms to the state pension system that address billions in unfunded liabilities that contributed to rating downgrades.