Law and legal issues

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has been ordered by a judge to begin implementation of voter-approved Medicaid expansion after missing the state’s April 3 deadline.

The U.S. Department of Transportation told All Aboard Florida that it now has until Dec. 31 to sell the $1.15 billion of bonds.

S&P said a state law de-annexing a major portion of one city to create another may affect all of its Georgia municipal rating assessments.

A settlement would free up some state-intercepted revenues for the city while sending some overdue contributions to the funds.

State-owned utility Santee Cooper received two subpoenas that appear to focus on a secret assessment report about the foundering project.

The outcome clearly places bondholders behind pension funds, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Harvey's revenue bondholders will get a piece of the city's intercepted revenues while the police fund has to wait.

The $139 million refunding saved Alabama’s most populous county $12.35 million in debt-service costs.

Harvey, Illinois, bondholders continue to get the city's home-rule taxes, but lose the city's share of state taxes.

Material improvements in spending flexibility led Fitch to give Alabama’s most populous county a two-notch upgrade.

The university can issue debt or pay cash to cover the settlement but either option has credit consequences.

A judge had previously ruled that the airport should void a retail contract, putting its revenues at risk.

They seek damages damages from a litany of professional firms over the capital city's plunge to near bankruptcy.

The Illinois city's revenue bondholders want any legal settlement to prioritize their claim over those of pension funds.

S&P placed MSU on CreditWatch with negative implications, citing a lack of clarity on how the settlement will be paid for.

The lawsuit says the state's plan to pay off oil producers by issuing bonds violates the state constitution.

Tampering with funds from a debt sale was among the allegations that landed Crystal City's former city attorney and city manager the long sentence.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts is concerned that a district court ruling on Puerto Rico highway bonds could be a landmark change for the worse when it comes to how investors view revenue bonds.

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

The California city's supporters portray a lasting turnaround, but growing pension liabilities could bring trouble.