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S&P raised Massachusetts' general obligation long-term credit rating to AA-plus from AA.

Inflation continues to wreak havoc on new construction rental projects that are still in the pipeline.

Improved disclosure is likely to have a cost, though analysts have long maintained the benefits outweight that.

Mild economic conditions resulted in slight changes to upgrades and downgrades in the third quarter, compared to the second quarter, S&P said.

"The diversity of people and places I get to work with in U.S. Public Finance, from small special purpose districts to large cities and states," makes work interesting for Cora Bruemmer. I feel like I'm always learning something new."

Increased use of third-party vendors by transportation issuers may be putting those entities at increased risk.

Elected officials in Republican-dominated states say S&P Global Ratings, by introducing ESG analysis, is politicizing the ratings process or even possibly acting illegally.

An influx of federal funds contributed to the stable outlook.

Public finance issuers are taking an increased interest in the applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and it is entering the market in multiple ways.

Joanie said she likes public finance because “you get to do the financial side while still having a lot of interaction with clients.”

Ridership displacement, remote work and online shopping amplify pre-pandemic challenges such as large capital plans.

Analyst John Kenward and public finance commercial manager Kathy Evers retired this spring.

The rating agency elevated its outlook to stable on the state’s general obligation bonds and various state-entity revenue bonds.

While Jacques Jiha cited improved outlooks to stable from Moody's and S&P, skeptics warned of inadequate use of federal aid and lingering outyear budget gaps.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

There’s not much difference in the criteria S&P Global uses to rate general obligation debt issued by cities and GO debt issued by states.

New Jersey lines up $400M sale with outlook boost

The rating agency called the commonwealth's proposed rainy day fund withdrawal moderate.

The commuter rail that runs between San Jose and San Francisco benefitted from a criteria revision on not-for-profit transportation infrastructure.

Conduit issuer Trust for Cultural Resources for the City of New York will issue the $77 million green transaction.