- Georgia
Improvement in Atlantas fiscal health led Moody's Investors Service to upgrade the citys general obligation debt to Aa1 from Aa2.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 29 - Kentucky
The Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission plans to price $663.5 million of new and advance refunding bonds Tuesday, starting with a retail order period.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 26 - Louisiana
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Louisianas credit ratings by one notch, impacting $7.3 billion of debt; the states general obligation bonds were dropped to Aa3 from Aa2 amid the states fiscal crisis.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 25 - South Carolina
The South Carolina-based law firm of Pope Flynn has hired Tom Havener as a public finance tax attorney, the firm announced Tuesday.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 24 - Kentucky
In the Southeast, pent-up need for capital and low interest rates translated into a five-year high for bond issuance in 2015.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 24 -
Eight Louisiana universities face budget cuts amid the state's fiscal crisis, prompting Moody's Investors Service to place the institutions on review for possible downgrade.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 23 -
Hunton & Williams LLP has hired David Horner as a partner to work in the firm's infrastructure public-private partnerships practice.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 23 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission told Miami, Miami-Dade County, and the Marlins that no enforcement action will be recommended after a four-year-long inquiry into the financing of the team's $615.7 million stadium.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 22 - Kentucky
The Nelson County Public Library District in Kentucky plans to competitively price $1.6 million of general obligation refunding bonds on Tuesday.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 19 -
Jefferson County, Ala.'s bankruptcy appeal is expected to be argued before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta the week of May 16.
By Shelly SigoFebruary 19