Lawsuits

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

Moody's Investors Service lowered the university one notch to Aa2.

The South Carolina-owned agency’s A1 bond rating could be lowered due to threats from pending legislation and litigation, Moody’s said.

Bills on Gov. Nathan Deal's desk would allow creation of a new city of Eagle's Landing at the expense of the existing city of Stockbridge.

Lawyers for the city of Harvey will argue for release of state funds.

S&P Global Ratings lifted Moberly, Missouri, out of speculative grade with a four-notch upgrade.

The proposed city of Eagles Landing would take the heart out of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, with no apparent accommodation for its outstanding debt.

Big Apple pension funds plan to divest from fossil fuel investments within five years.

The Seneca Nation of Indians demand a cut of toll revenue for a nearly three-mile stretch of road built on tribal land 60 years ago.

Cities deny NAM charge that they committed securities fraud by failing to adequately address climate risk in their muni bond official statements.

New Jersey Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, R- Westfield, has opted to not stand in the way of the state’s $3.2 billion tobacco refunding bond deal two days after calling for the large transaction to be canceled.

The Georgia Legislature’s plan to cut the city of Stockbridge in half, without its consent, brought warnings of litigation from bondholders and potential damage to the state's triple-A rating.

San Diego's regional transportation agency agreed to pay legal fees ending a long-running legal battle with environmental groups.

California's attorney general says the hospital chain used anti-competitive practices to drive up prices in Northern California.

The project is designed to protect Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota from high waters.

Michigan State University is seeing the first credit fallout from the sexual abuse scandal involving former university and Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

Without giving a reason, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed two appeals of the Poinciana Community Development District’s bond validation case.

Debt is being issued to refund the Karegnondi Water Authority's 2016 bonds and fund remaining pipeline construction costs.

A federal judge dismissed a suit over Buena Vista’s bonds, but an appeal will put the city's moral obligation pledge on trial again.

The ruling could result in the county repaying millions of dollars improperly spent from its 1% sales tax dedicated to its transportation program.