Southeast

Mayor Adrian Perkins put the bond proposals before the City Council and asked for a vote on a special April 24 election on four bond referendums.

State Treasurer Dale Folwell said his office was rewarded for staying the course on a decades-long conservative management strategy.

Monday’s vote was the start of the process of allowing lawmakers to work on the approximately $12 billion state budget in a conference committee.

S&P said the upgrade reflected the stability and resiliency of pledge revenues while it also looked closely at environmental, social and governance factors.

The state will sell $182.2 million of highly rated general obligation bonds in three separate offerings.

The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority’s RecoverSC program has up to $100 million in total bonding authority.

In a year in which 16 states lost population, Texas' growth is expected to stand out in the belated 2020 Census.

The lawsuits concern bond disclosure in South Carolina, a Florida toll bridge default, and the federal water rights fight between Florida and Georgia.

Florida's triple-A ratings face an ongoing vulnerability because of the fiscal and economic impacts of COVID-19, its annual debt report warns.

The state will use a public-private partnership to replace the 68-year-old Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River between Westlake and Lake Charles.