Southeast

Without giving a reason, Florida’s bond-funded passenger rail developer severed ties with Virgin and said the train system’s name will revert to Brightline.

With June hotel bed tax collections off dramatically, the county's comptroller said "the pandemic continues to heavily weigh on the tourism industry."

In a special session that starts Monday, the Tennessee General Assembly will decide whether to offer limited liability protection from coronavirus claims from employees.

The Florida Department of Transportation continues litigation in an attempt to terminate the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

Florida and Georgia have spent tens of millions of dollars in litigation over water rights in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

With convention and hotel taxes plummeting, Lexington is financing up to three years of debt service to avoid default and backing the deal with a GO pledge.

Jacksonville-owned JEA and Georgia-based MEAG agreed to settle litigation over JEA's agreement to buy power from reactors under construction in Georgia.

Florida TaxWatch and environmentalists are urging Florida lawmakers to stop planning for the Suncoast Connector and others before millions are spent.

State revenues for fiscal 2020 came in 5.7% lower than Florida forecasters anticipated because of business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Carolina-owned Santee Cooper must pay $200 million to ratepayers and impose a four-year rate freeze to end a suit over a failed nuclear reactor project.