S&P

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is making a pitch for capital investment, including a new bonding program.

S&P Global Ratings is alerting municipal market investors that an expected increase in property tax challenges by big box retailers could put stress on municipal finances.

The ratings withdrawal impacts two Indiana bonds and various New York, and Virginia local government issues.

Municipal utility districts on the Texas coast enter 2018 with a stable outlook, according to S&P.

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

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.

S&P Global Ratings said it affirmed its BBB-minus rating on Illinois' general obligation bonds, and the BB-plus ratings on the state's appropriation-backed debt, which includes Chicago's outstanding motor fuel tax (MFT) revenue bonds.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania lawmakers must still agree on a revenue package

One week after National Public Finance Guarantee was downgraded two-notches by S&P Global Ratings, the bond insurer laid off 29 employees, slashing all of the new-business team.

A delayed Pennsylvania budget would only have a minor effect on schools, S&P Global Ratings said

National Public Finance Guarantee's ability to write new business is in question after a downgrade to A, three notches below competitors Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual, which were both affirmed at AA.