North Dakota

West Fargo, N.D.'s general obligation and sales tax revenue credits were cut one level to A1 by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the city's growing debt load.

Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming are the states most "in the crosshairs" as energy revenues look to remain low well into next year, Fitch Ratings said.

Griggs County, N.D. is suing its own building authority to get out of lease payments supporting a controversial bond deal that sparked a recall of the entire county board.

The oil and gas industry is pressing Congress to permit exports of crude as prices remain at the lowest since the 2008 global financial crisis. The campaign comes as Houston and other energy dependent credits face growing pain from the falling prices, according to Fitch Ratings.

Burleigh County, N.D., is gearing up for the issuance of $90 million of sales-tax backed bonds to finance a new jail.

John Hoeven, a Republican Senator and former governor of North Dakota, is keeping states' needs in mind with his bill to create Move America Bonds.

Tax revenue in the top oil producing states has fallen sharply, dropping by 40% in Texas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Municipal bond borrowing by Midwestern issuers picked up steam last year, rising by 6.9% to $63.5 billion as issuers loosened the reins a bit on new money borrowing and refundings recorded double-digit gains thanks to favorable interest rates.

North Dakota will weather slumping oil prices and will continue to spend money on badly needed infrastructure in oil-producing counties, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Tuesday in his state of the state address.

Williston, N.D., the small city located in the heart of the state's oil boom, can't keep up with the massive infrastructure and operating demands tied to the boom, Moody's Investors Service warned Friday.

Midwestern voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a handful of finance-related ballot questions and the leadership of eight states, including several where debate over fiscal pressures is taking center stage.

Falling oil prices add fiscal pressure to five of the nation's top energy-producing states, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Alaska has an edge over North Dakota in credit quality because of its exceptional fiscal reserves, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Borrowing by Midwest issuers slid 13.2% for the first half of 2014 but new-money issuance fueled by Chicago and Illinois deals helped boost new-money by 16.8%.

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple is considering a special session devoted to meet the infrastructure needs of the local governments grappling with the state's record oil boom.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Williston, N.D. to Baa2 from A3, and assigned a negative outlook, warning that the city, in the heart of the state's historic oil boom, faces significant infrastructure needs.

North Dakota, enjoying the largest oil boom in its history, won a coveted triple-A rating from Standard & Poor's Friday.

The school board in Minot, N.D., grappling with a spike in enrollment from the state’s historic oil boom, will ask voters in a special election this year to approve a $125 million borrowing.

Rising interest rates and lagging economic growth sidelined borrowers in the Midwest where issuance dipped by 12% to $34 billion during the first half of 2013 compared to the same time last year.

With income taxes boosting state revenues across the Midwest, Ohio, Nebraska and North Dakota all expect to have record-high rainy day funds heading into a new fiscal year.