Ratings

A trend of selective repudiation in the manner of Platte County would be credit negative for governments using lease appropriation debt, said Moody's.

Financial struggles remain for the San Francisco Bay Area city after two recent upgrades.

The upgrade to $2 billion of outstanding debt brings the county's ratings to the AA-plus level across the board.

Declining passenger volume has put Manchester-Boston Regional Airport at risk of dropping to a near-junk bond rating.

New revenue and fewer one-shot revenue solutions make the fiscal 2020 budget more acceptable to analysts, but dark long-term clouds remain.

Kansas City International Airport is conducting a full-court press to sell the bonds, backed by a pledge tarnished by Platte County's default on appropriation-backed debt.

The United Methodist Retirement Communities' $18 million sale follows a one notch downgrade by Fitch Ratings to BBB.

Stockton University’s ability to meet enrollment targets for its new satellite campus led to a rating outlook boost.

Moody's dropped the central New York county to Aa3 from Aa2.

Allen Park's competitive bond sale came after the city's general obligation rating was raised to A-plus from BBB-plus by S&P Global Ratings.

Incoming CFO Jennie Huang Bennett and budget director Susie Park arrive as the city warns that pension contributions may rise more than previously projected.

Moody's shifted its outlook on six Illinois public universities to stable while upgrading two credits.

Illinois bonds are gaining ground in the secondary, supported by scant supply and recent fiscal developments viewed positively by investors and analysts.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s ratings to A2 from A1 in response to state legislation.

Moody's put the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's A3 rating on review for a downgrade in the wake of the Puerto Rico ruling.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded tax-exempt bonds issued for a Syracuse, New York, shopping mall expansion to the last rung above junk.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's about-face on re-amortizing to reduce next year's pension contribution is one less negative rating factor, agency analysts said.

Fitch Ratings cut the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s bonds to A-minus from A after lawmakers passed a bill to cut tolls and dissolve the authority.

Major League Soccer's Chicago franchise may move back to Chicago from Bridgeview, and what happens to the village's rating depends on lease negotiations.

The state's municipalities generally enjoy high bond ratings. Whether they can sustain them in bad times is still up for question.