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Kentucky plans to issue $100 million of bonds to support a workforce development training initiative seen as critical to better prepare people for jobs that match the needs of employers in the state.
By Shelly SigoJuly 20 - West Virginia
West Virginia has passed a law giving the governor the power to pay debt service if a budget has not been enacted on time.
By Shelly SigoJuly 19 -
Mississippi absorbed a downgrade from Fitch Ratings, which cited weaker-than-expected .performance and criteria changes in lowering its issuer default and general obligation ratings one notch to AA.
By Shelly SigoJuly 18 - North Carolina
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed the 2017 budget bill into law, increasing the general fund by 2.8% to give teachers raises, cut state income taxes, and bring reserves to an all-time high.
By Shelly SigoJuly 15 -
Miami Beach will begin preliminary negotiations with a group led by France-based Alstom to build a modern light rail streetcar estimated to cost $400 million in its famed South Beach district.
By Shelly SigoJuly 14 -
Louisiana faces another thorny funding issue: how to address billions of dollars in backlogged transportation needs.
By Shelly SigoJuly 13 -
Former Alabama House of Representatives speaker Mike Hubbard was sentenced Friday to four years in prison on 12 felony corruption charges stemming from his role as a legislator
By Shelly SigoJuly 11 - Mississippi
After Mississippi tapped its rainy day fund for a second time to cover a budget shortfall, Moody's Investors Service called the withdrawal a credit negative.
By Shelly SigoJuly 11 -
City of Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority leaders will use the months ahead to persuade voters to support two half-cent sales tax increases for major transportation improvements.
By Shelly SigoJuly 6 -
A South Carolina judge has indicated that he plans to side with Richland County in its fight over the release of 1-cent sales tax revenues frozen by the state Department of Revenue amid a probe into irregular spending.
By Shelly SigoJune 30