Ratings

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.

Moody’s projects more utility privatizations as local issuers look to cope with financial distress and sidestep maintenance and compliance costs.

New Jersey’s Essex County neared the top of the bond rating charts 15 years after sitting in triple-B territory.

Material financial problems, including federal sanctions, led Moody's to lower the rating to B1.

Moody's dropped Mercy Hospital to B1, affecting $71 million of debt.

A mix of debt restructuring and labor concessions could keep Connecticut's capital out of bankruptcy court.

The end of a casino revenue sharing agreement impacts the city's credit, says S&P.

John Sugden reflected on his 15-year career as an analyst and pension expert for S&P Global Ratings.

The rating boost from Moody’s Investors Service came ahead of a $250 million bond sale.

Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, said it will make a $10 billion investment in southeastern Wisconsin.

The state's appropriation backed debt was also upgraded.

Revenue volatility and bond-rating agency opinions can complicate states' rainy-day planning.