Bond ratings

Even after Hurricane Harvey and the threat of a trade war, local governments in Texas are enjoying a surge in sales taxes as they cope with population growth.

Illinois spreads are rising as the state plots its first sale of 2018 for May.

Moody's threw cold water on Chicago's position that O'Hare's ratings can withstand new terminal debt.

Improved budgeting and fiscal monitoring boosted New York’s fourth largest township out of junk status.

The county's Moody's rating reached A territory for the first time in almost six years.

Moody's assigned a negative outlook to Guam's issuer rating and Guam Waterworks Authority bonds.

With lawmakers failing to address a $1 billion budget deficit, S&P said “uncertainty about fiscal 2019 now looms over Louisiana.”

College of DuPage's accreditation is no longer on probation.

Steep enrollment declines sunk Sage College in Albany, N.Y. to Moody's Caa1 rating.

While Gov. Dannel Malloy and lawmakers study recommendations from a state panel, Nuveen warned that the state’s bond rating could plummet further.