Government finance

Stockbridge's attorneys filed a state constitutional challenge in local court, and plan to file a civil rights complaint in federal court soon.

Local, county and state officials said they took initial steps Wednesday in what will become a much larger contingent of elected officials who will jawbone their federal counterparts with testimonials about the cost savings attributable to advance refundings.

Twenty-two states have not issued any bonds to boost the amount of money available from their clean or drinking water state revolving funds, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

Bills that stripped territory from Stockbridge without apportioning its debt are credit negative for Georgia local governments and could impose higher borrowing costs.

Using bond proceeds to fund a Jobs program would be illegal, says Barbara Parker, Oakland's city attorney.

Mountain View is considering a business tax in which Google could pay up to $5.4 million a year.

Sixty percent of counties identified in the report are located in 20 states outside the areas in New York, New Jersey and California where the $10,000 cap has raised the strongest political objections.

The federal the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds remain woefully underfunded, ASCE President Kristina Swallow told lawmakers.

The Government Finance Officers Association's new president does not see its top goals changing this year.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bills over the objection of Stockbridge bondholders.