Ratings

S&P Global Ratings lowered its outlook on Cook County's AA-minus rating ahead of a $100 million refunding.

Mayor Keisha Bottoms said housing affordability, transparency, public safety, education, and transportation are priorities.

The use of reserves was cited in the downgrade of Las Vegas' Clark County School District.

The city launched a new investor website, and boasts two recent upgrades to its still-junk ratings.

Municipal utility districts on the Texas coast enter 2018 with a stable outlook, according to S&P.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said lawmakers must agree to replace $1 billion in expiring revenues by Jan. 19 or he will cut the budget.

North Dakota county loses investment grade as it prepares to open new jail.

Ingalls Health System in south suburban Chicago was downgraded one notch to Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service.

Indiana’s experience provides a roadmap for what can go wrong in a private partnership, though it's not indicative that the funding technique is flawed.

A limited tax base and heavy legacy obligations have hamstrung the city, according to the rating agency.

Moody's dropped Wood County Hospital Association to Ba1 and assigned a negative outlook.

The rating agency will continue to monitor financial developments in Connecticut's capital city.

Tim Blake of Moody’s Investors Service talks with The Bond Buyer about why the level of pension funding is now linked to the ratings of state and localities and shares the firm’s views on the financial realities many municipalities face today. John Hallacy is host.

S&P Global Ratings does not see an immediate credit impact for local governments and agencies impacted by the Southern California fires.

The state-supported Kentucky university’s bond rating was downgraded to A-plus by S&P Global Ratings.

Seth Magaziner said the session with Moody's, Fitch and S&P representatives enhanced transparency.

Alternative strategies include general obligation borrowing to offset limited bonding capacity in the special transportation fund.

Only weeks after Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a fiscal 2018 budget, the state has a new round of fiscal crises.

S&P analysts assigned a negative outlook to Mason County, Wash. in addition to a one-notch downgrade.

The agency keeps its AA-minus rating while calling the commonwealth less resilient.