S&P

The university has overspent by $25 million annually for four years, its president says.

Analysts will increasingly factor a government's preparation for the impact of global warming, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Few details have emerged yet about a tentative state budget deal that might help the capital city dodge bankruptcy.

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The rating agency says Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual are open to a traditional bond refinancing, not a bond restructuring or a haircut.

S&P Global Ratings cited fiscal shakiness while Gov. Tom Wolf called for an end to the budget impasse.

The rating agency cautioned that rising pension costs and revenue restraints could pose challenges.

The rating agency cited a liquidity boost from its sewer-system sale.

S&P dropped Alaska to AA amid dwindling budget reserves.

Costly mandates and aging infrastructure are among the challenges S&P cited.