Southeast

The bill moved through votes in the Republican-controlled state legislature and onto the desk of a supportive Gov. Kay Ivey in just under a month.

Additionally, state Treasurer Dale Folwell endorsed an anti-ESG bill in the state legislature.

Economic boosters in Virginia say 100,000 acres of abandoned mine lands can provide the state a unique tool in meeting green energy goals.

The upgrade lifts $1 billion of the Jacksonville system's water and sewer system senior revenue bonds to AA-plus from AA.

City officials believe the structure of the $100 million issuance will help assuage investors concerned with inflation, high interest rates, and the specter of recession.

Tennessee joins the ranks of governments and utilities pursuing development of a scalable nuclear reactor.

"While everyone is watching the federal government experience a debt crisis and come close to defaulting on our nation's debt for the first time in history, Miami's credit rating was just recently upgraded," said Mayor Francis Suarez.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns are exerting more influence in public finance.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced projects that will receive $225 million in funds from a program created under the American Rescue Plan Act.

Walt Disney Co., embroiled in a high-profile fight with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is closing a luxury hotel at Walt Disney World and dropping plans to relocate 2,000 California employees to a new corporate campus it was building in the state.