- Georgia
Atlanta won a rating upgrade and positive outlook ahead of a planned $1.25 billion water and wastewater refunding scheduled to price Feb. 23-24.
January 23 - Georgia
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed a $44.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2016, which is a 3.15% increase over the current spending plan.
January 16 -
The recently announced move by Mercedes-Benz to relocate its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta is credit positive for Atlanta and Fulton County, Moody's Investors service said Jan. 15.
January 15 - Georgia
Georgia saw state revenues increase 9% in December, the sixth straight monthly increase in collections.
January 8 - Georgia
The Atlanta City Council will let voters determine the fate of the city's backlogged infrastructure needs in a $252 million GO bond referendum set for March 17.
January 7 -
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal created a special agency and brought in anew attorney for the state's defense in the lawsuit over water rights filed by Florida.
December 11 -
The Cherokee County School System is negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service to settle a tax dispute, after an IRS agent contended in an audit of 2007 bonds that there was an arbitrage problem.
December 10 -
Atlanta unions have filed for an appeal of the Fulton County Superior Court's Nov. 10 ruling that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.
December 8 -
The U.S. Supreme Court has appointed an attorney from Maine as case manager for the lawsuit that Florida filed against Georgia in a dispute over water rights.
December 5 - Georgia
The Atlanta Falcons iconic new retractable-roof stadium will now cost $1.4 billion and becomes the second-costliest stadium in National Football League history.
December 5