Ratings

J.B. Pritzker will defend his fiscal 2020 budget and pension proposals as well as his gamble on waiting for voters to approve graduated income tax rates.

The upgrade Friday came as city Comptroller Scott Stinger warned about the use of numerous one-time actions to balance the budget.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the Philadelphia-based university to Baa1.

The next mayor will be under pressure on pension funding, labor contracts and economics, S&P Global Ratings said.

The state's BBB Fitch rating is at risk of a downgrade if lawmakers adopt Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2020 budget.

Mounting deficits cost Valley Stream, N.Y. its investment grade rating.

Escalating deficits and dwindling reserves triggered a downgrade nine months after the city's liquidity crisis.

Fitch downgraded many of the district’s bonds to BBB-plus, but those it views as having pledged special revenues stay AAA.

S&P Global Ratings said that the integration of Martin Health System into the Cleveland Clinic will allow greater operating efficiencies.

Moody's Investors Service placed about $1 billion of debt issued for California's former redevelopment agencies on review for upgrade.

At BB-minus, the city remains three notches below investment grade. A changed rating methodology for priority-lien revenue debt also pushed $430 million of bonds to speculative grade.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Newark to Baa2 from Baa3.

The Sacramento City Unified School District is on track to have a negative cash balance in November.

Weaker operating results led S&P Global Ratings to lower its outlook for the Evanston, Illinois-based university.

Mt. Pleasant, Racine County, and the Wisconsin state government all face risks if the Taiwanese manufacturer can't deliver on its big promises.

S&P Global Ratings says Detroit's Local Development Finance Authority's collections haven't been enough to cover debt service payments on subordinate bonds issued in 1997.

Improved financial conditions bolstered by additional state aid drove cash-strapped Jamestown, New York back to investment grade following years of budget deficits.

Moody's dropped to Caa3 a pool of pension obligation bonds likely to be dragged down by wildfire damage to Paradise, California.

The seat of Niagara County was raised to A3 by Moody's Investors Service.

York County, fresh off the Moody's upgrade, competitively prices the first of two general obligation bond issues Thursday.