Bankruptcy

Connecticut and capital Hartford face serious financial crises.

Bankruptcy experts and political observers say states would have a hard time getting restructuring power.

David Carrington said his experience with Jefferson County’s bankruptcy prepares him to run for Alabama’s highest office.

Judge Laura Swain of New York was chosen to oversee Puerto Rico's Title III restructuring process.

Puerto Rico's government and oversight board will both have roles, said board member David Skeel.

Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority bonds to C from CC.

The Georgia and South Carolina owners of nuclear units being built by bankrupt Westinghouse diverged on legal approaches.

Some corrections called for by Attorney General Josh Shapiro Thursday in his final report on the Harrisburg debt crisis have a running start in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Thursday announced that no new criminal charges would be filed in connection with the questionable financing of the city's former incinerator.

The outlook on Georgia's Dalton Utilities was revised to negative by Moody's Investors Service because of Westinghouse’s bankruptcy.

Indiana and its private partner on the troubled Interstate 69 road project face new fiscal hurdles.

Puerto Rico debt negotiations may be going nowhere with just six full days left before a court restructuring.

The Westinghouse bankruptcy could have a material impact on the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Spreads widened on bonds for new nuclear units in South Carolina and Georgia.

Impeachment proceedings began Monday against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley by the House Judiciary Committee, after the state’s high court ruled that hearings could proceed.

Central Falls, R.I., Mayor Jim Diossa discussed the city’s climb from bankruptcy to investment grade.

The drama of the $135 million Moses Lake School construction bond continues.

East Texas Medical Center, one of the largest healthcare providers in the region, slipped two notches to B3 from B1 on the Moody's Investors Service as prospects for default.

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia said the bankruptcy of Westinghouse, supplier of new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle for which it has issued billions of bonds, could have a material impact on its financial condition.

Construction continues on new nuclear power plants in Georgia and South Carolina after the Westinghouse bankruptcy, but the Chapter 11 filing raises concerns for investors in the units, including public power utilities who issued billions in municipal debt.