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Alabama state lawmakers in 2017 will weigh competing major bond programs to fund transportation and prison construction, as well as two controversial gambling proposals.
December 28 -
David Carrington, who was president of the commission that placed Jefferson County, Ala., into Chapter 9, said his experience presents an opportunity for him to consider running for governor.
December 1 - Alabama
Alabama plans to issue $652 million of bonds secured by settlement payments stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
November 28 -
At the request of Jefferson County, Ala.s bankruptcy attorneys, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals set what appears to be a firm date to hear oral arguments on Dec. 16 in Atlanta.
November 17 -
The city of Mobile, Ala., has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the Internal Revenue Service to maintain the tax-exempt standing of $63.4 million of general obligation refunding and improvement warrants it issued in 2006.
November 17 -
After seven postponements in the appeal of Jefferson County, Ala's bankruptcy case, the county's attorney requested that the chief judge of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals schedule oral arguments as soon as possible.
November 10 - Kentucky
In Tuesdays election, North Carolina and West Virginia got new governors while the region also saw the passage of bond-related measures, including big-ticket transportation initiatives.
November 9 -
A lawsuit that threatens to invalidate the sole security for bonds issued by the Chilton County Health Care Authority in Alabama prompted Fitch Ratings to place debts AA-minus rating on watch negative.
November 3 -
The tax supporting a $38 million bond deal for a rural Alabama hospital faces a legal challenge, though supporters say a state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot should cure the problem for Chilton County and other localities, including Jefferson County.
October 26 -
For the sixth time this year, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has postponed oral arguments in Jefferson County, Ala.s bankruptcy appeal.
September 20