Bond ratings

The city of Crossville wants to save on interest costs on approximately $28.1 million in debt.

Laura Porter will be analytical global group head of public finance and infrastructure ratings, replacing Dan Champeau, who is moving to Fitch Solutions.

In a recent Moody's report, analysts said states would be able to weather a moderate recession due to healthy reserves.

We are seeing more and more reports of stakeholders’ skepticism of what they believe are overly generous ratings.

About 27% of public and private universities will see a decline in net tuition per student in fiscal year 2020.

Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook from negative and affirmed its B1 rating.

Data on default rates shows that while there has been improvement in consistency between corporate and muni ratings, there is still work to be done.

Just in time for its $1.4 billion bond sale, California received a holiday present from Moody’s.

Moody's lifted California to Aa2 ahead of plans to sell $1.1 billion of general obligation bonds.

Planning for the next recession is extremely difficult. Is there any real way to do so?

The 28 members of The Bond Buyer's 2019 Rising Stars class are taking on the evolving challenges of the muni market with technology and entrepreneurial zeal.

State and local governments are providing more transit funding than they have before, offsetting some of the ridership woes.

The FBI probe and churn in upper management may make future rate increases a tough sell, S&P analysts said.

Mayor Toni Harp released a five-year strategic plan that she said would help Connecticut’s second-largest city brace for any volatility.

Officials say the guidelines 'memorialize' the extensive debt management constraints under state and local laws, and the city's fiscal objectives.

The new law lowers contribution rates for some agencies and allows them to opt out of the worst-funded pension plan in the country.

Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Four Twenty Seven, a provider of data and analysis on climate risks.

S&P's outlook bump of Hartford's junk rating to positive from stable represents a validation of financial recovery efforts, Mayor Luke Bronin said.

A judge's decision looms for men accused of bilking the Connecticut Municipal Energy and Electric Cooperative, which got good news from Fitch Ratings last week.

Among the topics on the plate for Laura Porter, Fitch Ratings' new head of public finance, are complex credits, special revenue legal focus and ESG factors and scoring. Porter believes there are still opportunities in this market and has the team to assist in these efforts. John Hallacy hosts.