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The rating agency placed 637 of the roughly 3,400 school districts it rates on review for upgrade or downgrade, and upgraded 85.

National League of Cities Executive Director and CEO Clarence Anthony said his organization is encouraged by the new bipartisan, bicameral proposal.

The university will begin its two-day retail order period Friday.

A school official called the coronavirus-related hit "a temporary blip," and said the rating agency moved too quickly.

S&P Global Ratings downgrades the Garden State's general obligation bonds one notch to BBB-plus from A-minus.

The move would not resolve structural budget gaps, according to the rating agency.

Ratings agencies, banks and asset managers are formulating strategies to address ESG as investors clamor for information.

Credit rating agencies have done relatively few credit downgrades.

Bond analysts and budget watchdogs say the move underscores the need for the de Blasio administration to look within for efficiencies, even if it receives more federal or state help.

The rating agency lowered GO and other credits, citing the effects of the coronavirus.

Over the last four years, Moody’s and S&P Global have both acquired climate data analysis firms in an effort to provide more depth to the environmental portion of the ESG ratings.

Nationally, there are around 7,500 charter schools in 44 states in addition to the District of Columbia, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

The aid includes $9.6 billion for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to repair and rebuild the electrical grid and $2 billion for the Puerto Rico Department of Education.

As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lines up two note sales, the rating agency said the authority could tap into the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility.

State and local government layoffs already have been triple the amount of job losses that occurred during the Great Recession.

The changes could affect up to 20% of the 3,000 districts that Moody’s rates by one notch.

In 15 years at Wilshire Consulting, he worked with public and corporate pension funds, foundations, endowments and insurance companies.

Colleagues admired Sitzer, who died Saturday, for his deep knowledge of the industry, his relationships and his personal touch.

The New York mayor's move reflects a nationwide response to protesters in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.

The historic nature of how ratings for municipal issuers play out in times of severe volatility is under scrutiny from various market participants.