Law and legal issues

The Maine Supreme Court dealt a blow to Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to slow voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

Brevard County will subsidize Bezos' Blue Origin with $8 million, though a recent court ruling says it can't issue bonds to raise the funds.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

Jacksonville-based JEA wants the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to vote against continuing the project.

Owners of a Los Angeles complex had argued that their duty to provide affordable units ended when bonds were paid off.

Multiple constitutional claims, including racial gerrymandering, are cited in lawsuits filed by the city of Stockbridge and Capital One Public Funding.

Moody's lowered the South Carolina-owned public utility’s bond rating to A2, and its bank bond rating to A3.

A State Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes San Diego’s pension reform measures, exposing the city to millions in unanticipated costs.

The State Bond Commission barred the banks from upcoming Garvee bond deals, and said its action may apply to other state bond issues.

The appellate court's order favoring the county comes almost five years after its exit from Chapter 9.

The comprehensive new law modernizes bond statutes on the books since the 1980s.

They are accused of improperly diverting newly issued municipal bonds to certain broker-dealers for a fee at the expense of retail investors.

The co-owners of the Plant Vogtle project face higher-than-expected costs to complete the reactors, prompting them to vote on whether to continue.

Lawsuits challenge four state constitutional amendment measures state lawmakers placed on November's ballot.

The judge said plaintiffs didn't allege Snyder knew about the dangers of the water in Flint River when he authorized the switch to using it.

The county wanted to borrow to cover a $46 million judgment that was paid from its 2018 operating budget to two men exonerated from a 1980s murder conviction.

The suit contends the ballot measure fails to inform voters that charter schools could bypass local school districts for approval.

The dispute centers on whether money earmarked for land acquisition can be used for overhead such as salaries and benefits, and administrative costs.

The county anticipates pricing for the week of Aug. 6th.

The Fifth District Court of Appeals in New Orleans has yet to decide if oral arguments will be held in the suit brought by Calvin Grigsby.