Ratings

Municipalities object to a report by Gov. Dannel Malloy's budget office that defends the level of state aid.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

The Scott County School District obtained an underlying rating instead of relying on the state’s recently downgraded enhancement program.

The short-term fiscal impact of Hurricane Harvey on public entities in Texas and Louisiana will be mitigated by their financial flexibility and support from federal and state governments and private insurance policies, Fitch Ratings said.

The exit from insurance will halt losses the health provider's losses, said Moody's Investors Service.

Narrowing liquidity and elevated liabilities led to the one-notch downgrade and a negative outlook.

A full assessment of Hurricane Harvey's impact to municipal credits remains weeks away as Houston and southeast Texas continue battling high waters.

S&P Global Ratings said it has revised its outlook on the state of New Jersey to stable from negative.

Illinois is putting the ratings of some already strained school districts at risk, said S&P Global Ratings.

The Indiana land-grant university is buying out Kaplan, a for-profit distance learning enterprise.

East Jefferson General Hospital’s bonds were downgraded to B3 from Ba3 by Moody's Investors Service.

The need to close a widening deficit and backstop Hartford could pressure other cities and school districts.

S&P cited benefits such a borrowing would offer Illinois.

The district faces growing enrollment amid shrinking financial support.

Moody's says the South Carolina Public Service Authority’s delay on rates is a credit negative.

State officials say they won't permit unlimited short-term borrowing.

The governor's adjustment protects the state's neediest districts but hits others hard.

Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded the ratings of the United States Virgin Islands and the USVI Public Finance Authority.

The channels to communicate with investors – things like investor websites - make it easy and cost effective even for small bond issuers to do so effectively.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation was dropped from the single A category by Moody’s Investors Service.