- Alabama
As the Alabama Legislature resumed work on the state budget due Oct. 1, Standard & Poor's warned that a structurally balanced plan is necessary to maintain the states AA general obligation bond rating.
September 8 -
The National Association of Bond Lawyers has updated its bankruptcy guide for members with new information drawn from the relatively high number of municipal bankruptcy filings in the last few years.
August 27 - Kentucky
Issuers in the Southeast sold $41.56 billion of bonds in the first half of 2015, an 85% increase in year-over-year volume fueled by refundings and a slight uptick in new-money sales.
August 19 - Alabama
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told community and business leaders that state legislators have failed to act like leaders and resolve the states budget crisis.
August 13 - Alabama
The Alabama Legislature failed to reach agreement on a general fund budget for fiscal 2016, necessitating a second special session.
August 11 - Alabama
The Alabama Legislature and Gov. Robert Bentley remain far apart on an operating budget with less than a month to go before the new fiscal year begins.
August 5 -
Within hours of the Obama Administration's release of the final Clean Power Plan on Monday, opponents vowed to take legal action to block the rule while others hailed the measure.
August 4 -
Moody's Investors Service downgraded the University of West Alabama's bonds to A3 from A2 citing weak financial performance and declining enrollment.
August 3 -
An Alabama group wants to explain why it is suing to stop new revenue from flowing to cash-strapped Jefferson County, which emerged from bankruptcy 19 months ago.
July 29 -
Jefferson County, Ala., residents appealing the countys bankruptcy settlement are challenging a state law designed to provide the cash-strapped county with new revenue for capital.
July 28