Ratings

A special session of the Illinois General Assembly will begin June 21.

S&P Global Ratings has placed its 'AA+' rating on the State of Minnesota's general obligation debt on CreditWatch with negative implications

Los Angeles will price the first bonds from a measure voters approved to house homeless people.

Moody's Investors Service said it upgraded Indiana University Health's (IU Health) ratings to Aa2 from Aa3, affecting approximately $1 billion in debt.

The Port of Oakland has earned an upgrade from Moody's Investors Service.

The Chicago Transit Authority and Regional Transportation Authority are latest rating victims of Illinois political gridlock.

Weak reserve levels led S&P Global Ratings to downgrade Suffolk County, N.Y.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a pension overhaul compromise bill.

Illinois’ swap providers agreed to lower termination triggers, the governor's office said.

Only two of Illinois' nine public universities retain a Moody's investment-grade rating after new downgrades.

S&P Global Ratings said it raised its long-term rating on the city of Los Angeles, Calif.'s outstanding general obligation bonds to AA from AA-minus.

Massachusetts’ downgrade by S&P Global Ratings affects $22 billion in GO debt.

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its ratings on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' approximately $22 billion of parity general obligation (GO) bonds outstanding to 'AA' from 'AA+' and its rating on Boston Housing Authority housing project bonds,

Municipal market buyers aren't waiting for the rating agencies -- they're already trading Illinois paper at junk bond levels.

Dallas and Houston are on the right path to fixing their troubled pensions, according to Moody's.

Kansas' adoption of a tax increase led Moody's to boost its outlook on the state to stable.

The University of Illinois and Illinois State University were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings.

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook to negative from stable on Syracuse, N.Y.'s outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds and Syracuse Industrial Development Agency's (IDA) parking facility revenue bonds, excluding the GO bonds secured by the New York State Aid Intercept Program.

The bus operator for 12 Dallas County school districts defaulted on its June 1 debt payment and faces a voter referendum on its continued existence.

Two Illinois community colleges were downgraded by Moody’s because of the state's budget woes.