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In a third special session this year, the Republican-led Legislature is considering new funding to prop up the budget signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Illinois and Pennsylvania are the only two with a negative rating outlook, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.

The plan would raise power costs, but analysts say municipal utilities and energy cooperatives can absorb the increases or pass them on to customers.

Four Twenty Seven developed climate change software to help bond investors assess future credit risk.

The $139 million refunding saved Alabama’s most populous county $12.35 million in debt-service costs.

In the first tranche of its $800 million sale, West Virginia says residents will get an opportunity to invest in the state.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has called lawmakers to the capitol on May 22 to deal with the budget deficit.

A high court ruling on online sales taxes that favors the states “could gradually improve long-term revenue growth prospects,” Fitch said.

Enrollment pressures are manageable while pension costs should stabilize long-term, Fitch Ratings said.

International enrollment is declining as the higher education sector becomes more tuition dependent.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

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

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

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

Cities and states on the the borders are vulnerable to falling tax receipts amid protectionist rhetoric that threatens NAFTA, Fitch Ratings said.

Strong legal and structural protections earned the debt top grades from Kroll and Fitch. S&P wasn't as bullish.

Growth in airports, ports and toll road sectors was strong in the first half of this year.

The rating agency cited the backing of the authority's transportation revenue bonds by a gross lien on operating revenues.

Fitch Ratings said it has withdrawn its ratings for the United States Virgin Islands and the USVI Public Finance Authority.

Revenue bonds backed by toll roads are looking good, according to Fitch Ratings.