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Moody’s cut its rating on Lincoln Center debt issued in 2016 one level to A3 from A2 as the non-profit that runs the complex deals with falling attendance and high financial leverage.

In a recent Moody's report, analysts said states would be able to weather a moderate recession due to healthy reserves.

About 27% of public and private universities will see a decline in net tuition per student in fiscal year 2020.

Data on default rates shows that while there has been improvement in consistency between corporate and muni ratings, there is still work to be done.

The ruling is credit negative but the district has a large budget and revenue-raising flexibility to absorb the liability, Moody's Investors Service says.

Vice President, Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service

State and local governments are providing more transit funding than they have before, offsetting some of the ridership woes.

HFAs have been quite active in the secondary and are now originating more mortgages to retain on their balance sheets, according to Florence Zeman, associate managing director, Moody's Investors Service. Down payment assistance is a common feature of these mortgages. Spread is all important. Delinquencies have been manageable. Learn about RAD. John Hallacy hosts.

The gas tax has fallen short of meeting infrastructure needs, and cities need new solutions.

Officials say the guidelines 'memorialize' the extensive debt management constraints under state and local laws, and the city's fiscal objectives.

Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Four Twenty Seven, a provider of data and analysis on climate risks.

With pressing issues, including pensions, tax reform, climate change facing states, Ted Hampton, vice president/senior credit officer explains how Moody's evaluates such credits. John Hallacy hosts.

The groundings of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and tariffs with China could have an impact on revenue growth among ports and airports.

A 2018 high court decision has been positive for state and local government budgets, but not as much a boost as some of the estimates had predicted.

Governance and economics, rather than cutting benefits, are increasingly seen as key to solving pension funding woes.

Four states will become the latest to require out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax on Jan. 1 while 10 others aren’t expected to do so until later in 2019.

Moody’s said the plant closure would have “a pronounced negative effect on Trumbull County’s economy.”

Growth in "eds and meds" has bolstered the Rhode Island capital, the rating agency said in a comparison with New Jersey's capital.

The dollar value of net pension liabilities rose in 43 states while the dollar value of outstanding tax-supported debt rose in 17 states, the report said.

While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.