Ratings

Three straight years of budget surpluses led S&P Global Ratings to upgrade the Nassau County town of 766,000.

Two years after New Mexico lost its triple-A rating, New Mexico has taken its second downgrade from Moody's Investors Service based on rising pension and Medicaid obligations.

S&P said there was a one-in-three chance that it could raise Allen Park's rating by multiple notches over the next year.

The county's last junk bond rating was erased with a two-notch Moody's upgrade to Baa2.

Ascension's acquisition of Presence Health brings double-A ratings to the previously triple-B-minus debt of Presence.

A conservative budgeting approach in the wake of severe fiscal distress led S&P Global Ratings to revise its outlook to positive.

The state Supreme Court's reaffirmation of a 2015 pension overhaul settlement is credit positive for Rhode Island, according to Moody's.

The second Illinois municipality stung by new state pension intercept rules has settled with its firefighters' fund.

Fiscal restraints under a new bond covenant contributed to strong demand for a state GO sale, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier.

Riverdale, Illinois, will leverage its share of state income tax taxes with a junk-rated deal.

S&P Global Ratings revised Alaska's outlook to stable from negative.

S&P Global Ratings elevated its outlook for Colorado's AA issuer credit rating to stable.

Revised criteria for not-for-profit hospitals combined with insurance-related losses to result in a downgrade for New York State’s largest healthcare provider.

The county plans to sell $315 million of bonds this summer for a new jail.

Diverging economies and operating predictability shape the differences between the New England neighbors, said S&P.

Spending restrictions attached to a $500 million GO sale have triggered discussion over their effects on the state’s wobbly ratings.

They see aggressive assumptions and a failure to tackle long-term problems like pension underfunding.

S&P said a state law de-annexing a major portion of one city to create another may affect all of its Georgia municipal rating assessments.

What's in the next Illinois budget is more important to S&P Global Ratings than whether it is passed soon.

MCE, California's first community choice aggregator, is rated Baa2 with a stable outlook by Moody's.