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A Virginia judge approved a mediated deal June 22 that will keep Virginia's Briar College open for another year and release endowment funds.
By Shelly SigoJune 23 - Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed a $78.2 billion budget into law Tuesday, the third straight fiscal year of record spending for the Sunshine state.
By Shelly SigoJune 23 -
The Florida Legislature ended a special session June 19 after adopting a $78.7 billion record budget for fiscal 2016 that is now being challenged in court by environmentalists.
By Shelly SigoJune 22 - Florida
Jacksonville, Fla., reached a deal with the Police and Fire Pension Fund trustees Friday to overhaul benefits and contribute catch-up payments to address a $1.7 billion unfunded liability.
By Shelly SigoJune 22 - Louisiana
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.s bonds got a two notch upgrade to A1 from Moodys Investors Service ahead of a planned $350 million refunding.
By Shelly SigoJune 19 -
Standard & Poor's lowered the bond ratings of Virginias Sweet Briar College further into junk territory June 18 due to the legal efforts to keep the institution open.
By Shelly SigoJune 18 - Kentucky
Two days after a rating downgrade of a Kentucky agencys bonds partly because of unfunded pensions, Gov. Steve Beshear ordered a study into the solvency of the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System.
By Shelly SigoJune 18 -
Investors in the financing that enabled Jefferson County to exit bankruptcy should not have the rug pulled out from under them, the countys attorneys argued to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
By Shelly SigoJune 17 -
North Carolina reached agreement with conservation groups June 15 that will allow the state to replace the 50-year-old deteriorating Bonner Bridge.
By Shelly SigoJune 16 - Florida
The Florida Legislature plans to complete a special session Friday with a final vote on a budget for fiscal 2016 with no Medicaid expansion, avoiding a state government shutdown.
By Shelly SigoJune 16