S&P

S&P Global Ratings dropped New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to A from A-plus, its second downgrade of the agency in five months.

The MSRB's disclosure website has beefed up its data offerings with two new yield curves that are available for free.

The deposit exceeds some pre-budget estimates that the fund would receive $14 million, said Gov. Tom Wolf.

S&P Global Ratings revised Alaska's outlook to stable from negative.

Diverging economies and operating predictability shape the differences between the New England neighbors, said S&P.

Four Twenty Seven developed climate change software to help bond investors assess future credit risk.

The District of Columbia was praised for tackling the funding needs for maintaining its critical infrastructure by a rating agency concerned about deferral of such maintenance by states and local governments.

Alternative funding strategies, collaborations and resiliency awareness were the buzzwords at an S&P housing conference in New York.

The rating actions came after the state agreed to assume the city's GO debt.

Proponents call the move the right medicine for ailing Connecticut, while opponents say the measures are overly restrictive.