- Mississippi
Butler Snow LLP has hired attorneys Steve Edds and Sue Hicks Fairbank to work in the firms public finance office in Richland, Mississippi.
By Shelly SigoAugust 3 -
Jacksonville, Florida, is asking voters for a half-cent sales tax to help pay down nearly $3 billion in pension liabilities, but a recent lawsuit threatens to derail the referendum.
By Shelly SigoAugust 3 -
Miami-Dade County will price $365 million of tax exempt non-AMT refunding bonds and $377 million of taxable bonds on Wednesday.
By Shelly SigoJuly 29 -
The small Florida city of Opa-locka is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to the head of a state-appointed oversight board.
By Shelly SigoJuly 29 - North Carolina
North Carolina's $87.6 billion state pension fund reported a gain of 1.77% in the second quarter, but only 0.8% over the past year, state Treasurer Janet Cowell said Thursday.
By Shelly SigoJuly 28 - Alabama
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley released a video Wednesday appealing for voters to support a state lottery to pay for essential government services he said were not fully funded in the upcoming budget. He plans to ask lawmakers to put a lottery on the ballot in a special session he will call soon.
By Shelly SigoJuly 27 -
Leon County, Fla., home of the state capital in Tallahassee, will offer a new countywide residential and commercial PACE programs after years of planning and legal setbacks.
By Shelly SigoJuly 27 - Kentucky
A small Kentucky municipalitys bond rating is sinking under the weight of a city-owned water park.
By Shelly SigoJuly 26 -
The NBA blamed a law passed by North Carolina seen as discriminatory toward the LGBTQ community for its decision to yank the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte.
By Shelly SigoJuly 22 -
The Federal Housing Administration said it will begin insuring mortgages on certain properties that include PACE assessments if the obligation is treated like a property tax and it does not have priority status over the FHA mortgage lien.
By Shelly SigoJuly 20