Southeast

Louisiana will issue $84 million of highway revenue bonds in the first of three planned negotiated sales, two months after canceling a single $249.2 million sale.

Fewer governors have been focusing on pension reform in their state of the state addresses this year, but most who propose reform follow through, according to Loop Capital Markets.

Florida is seeking qualified firms interested in a public-private partnership to build a $2.1B managed-lanes project on Interstate 4 through Orange and Seminole counties.

A bill containing union-backed pension concessions for the city of Lexington, Ky., is headed to the desk of Gov. Steve Beshear.

Standard & Poor's junked 10 performing Florida community development district bonds because of debt service reserves linked to surety bonds from downgraded National Public Finance Guaranty.

While Florida is facing a budget surplus for the first time in six years, Gov. Rick Scott said lawmakers should continue to focus on economic growth and job creation.

A bill that would transfer control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport to an independent authority is getting swift attention from the General Assembly, and North Carolina's new governor.

Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to lower the income tax rate and raise the sales tax gives lawmakers a chance at effective tax reform.

While big destination casinos have lobbied Florida lawmakers heavily to expand gambling options, legislators want an academic study detailing the state's gaming market.

Some Alabama state legislators upset about the downsizing of Jefferson County, Ala.'s indigent care hospital have filed bills that would increase disclosure requirements and redirect indigent funds.