- Georgia
Atlantas water and sewer bonds won a one-notch rating boost to Aa2 from Moody's Investors Service ahead of a $232 million refunding deal scheduled to price April 25.
March 28 -
U.S. nuclear contractor Westinghouse reportedly could file for bankruptcy by Friday, Reuters said, casting new doubt on public power providers that issued municipal bonds for nuclear plants in Georgia and South Carolina.
March 27 -
Heightened concern about a potential Westinghouse bankruptcy filing resulted in negative outlooks on municipal bonds issued for new nuclear units the company is building in Georgia and South Carolina.
March 22 -
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a special masters recommendation, largely favoring Georgia and water agencies there, in the lawsuit Florida filed against Georgia over the apportionment of water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.
March 15 - Georgia
For the first time in fiscal 2017, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said monthly state revenues declined in February with collections down by $70 million or 5.6% compared to February 2016.
March 10 - Georgia
Public finance attorneys Kenneth Pollock and Laurie Schwartz are working in Butler Snows Atlanta office and Jamie Garner is in the firms Macon office.
March 1 -
Credit concerns are mounting over the financial stability of Toshiba Co., parent of the company building partly municipal bond-financed nuclear units in South Carolina and Georgia.
February 27 - 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.
February 15 - Georgia
A nearly $50 billion budget for Georgia in fiscal 2018 has been recommended by Gov. Nathan Deal, who is also requesting $1 billion of borrowing for state projects, education and transportation.
January 12 - Georgia
Financial problems at Toshiba Corp. are credit negative for new nuclear power plants under construction at Plant Vogtle in Georgia and VC Summer in South Carolina, Moody's Investors Service said.
January 5