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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.

Birmingham, Alabama's general obligation bond rating was lowered one notch by Moody's due to growing pension liabilities.

The fate of higher education was on the agenda at the Milken's Institute's Global Conference.