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All Aboard Florida said it anticipates launching its Brightline-branded private passenger train service between Miami and West Palm Beach in September, following an introductory roll-out phase.
March 13 - Florida
The Florida House Friday voted to abolish Enterprise Florida, the states business development program, and to establish strict controls over the Visit Florida tourism agency, drawing swift rebuke from Gov. Rick Scott.
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Sports industry consultant Dave Howard will lead Floridas privately owned passenger train project as Fortress Investment Group explores expanding All Aboard Floridas Brightline-branded service to other states.
March 8 - Florida
Florida legislative leaders signaled they are out of lockstep with the governor's policies on economic development, borrowing, and state spending as their legislative session began this week.
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The Glades Correctional Development Corp. in south-central Florida shorted its March 1 debt-service payment, the trustee said in a notice, as the date for a taxable bond exchange approaches due to an IRS ruling.
March 7 - Florida
California efforts to embed more consumer protections into PACE loans are advancing on two tracks.
March 2 -
Facing the loss of millions in federal funds, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted to comply with immigration authorities' orders to hold jailed undocumented inmates regardless of the cost to the county budget.
February 21 - Kentucky
Issuers across the Southeast brought $71.7 billion of municipal bonds to market in 2016, a 3.3% year-over-year increase that was generated largely by refundings.
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The Glades Correctional Development Corp. in south-central Florida said that it received a preliminary Internal Revenue Service determination that its 2006 bonds violate the private activity use test.
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Lakeland Regional Health and Orlando Health disclosed to bondholders on EMMA that they have signed a letter of intent to create an integrated regional health care system.
February 3