- 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 -
North Carolinas $38 billion of unfunded pension and retiree healthcare costs led a key committee to advise raising the states debt capacity and increasing annual funding to address the liabilities.
February 2 -
The bonds of 16 affordable housing properties affiliated with Global Ministries Fellowship were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings, sending 14 more of the credits to junk.
January 31 - North Carolina
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper took office Jan. 1 amid political turmoil that prompted him to file a lawsuit challenging a recently passed law restricting his election board appointments.
January 6 - North Carolina
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory called on lawmakers to hold a special session Dec. 13 to address Hurricane Matthew relief efforts. On Monday, he conceded to losing his reelection bid after challenging some balloting results.
December 5 - 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 -
Big-ticket transit plans are riding on the outcome of ballots cast in densely populated Wake County, N.C., and Atlanta in November, where voters are being asked to increase sales taxes to fund those plans.
October 19 -
Charlotte, N.C., will buck a recent trend and keep embattled Wells Fargo Securities on its sale of up to $150 million of general obligation bonds, saying the investment bank has served the city well.
October 5 - North Carolina
Investment firms and public pension managers called for North Carolina to repeal a law seen as discriminatory to gay, bisexual, and transgender people, saying that it does not bode well for the triple-A rated state.
September 28 - Kentucky
Southeast issuers sold $37.63 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, a decline of 10.9% from the same period last year, even as new money deals increased.
August 24