Bond ratings

The city won back its investment-grade rating ahead of the refunding deal that marks its return.

Fitch Ratings said on Thursday that it upgraded Jefferson County, Ala.’s issuer default rating.

The city’s ability to sustain strong reserves will be a key credit factor going forward, S&P Global Ratings said.

Bills on Gov. Nathan Deal's desk would allow creation of a new city of Eagle's Landing at the expense of the existing city of Stockbridge.

The school district is relying on referendum in November to support a funding plan.

The proposed city of Eagles Landing would take the heart out of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, with no apparent accommodation for its outstanding debt.

Uncertainty around the Delta water tunnel project underscores the challenges faced by the state’s utilities.

U.S. cities are on the front line of defense when responding to climate disasters, according to a new report from Kroll.

The Georgia Legislature’s plan to cut the city of Stockbridge in half, without its consent, brought warnings of litigation from bondholders and potential damage to the state's triple-A rating.

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.

After failing to approve new revenue in a special session, lawmakers now must pass a fiscal 2019 budget without enough revenue to fund state priorities.