General obligation bonds

A state senator is seeking authority to issue $450M in general obligation bonds to pay for voting machines.

A committee overseeing Portland, Ore.'s first affordable housing bond will meet soon.

Most Alaska bonds will still be paid in the event of a government shutdown, its debt manager said.

Debt service on Illinois bonds “will not be delayed or diminished,” the comptroller said.

Oregonians can expect construction and some $40 million in savings after bond issuances.

Utah will competitively price $150 million of GO bonds with across the board triple-A ratings.

Pennsylvania's new pension legislation does nothing to solve its budget deficit.

Los Angeles will price the first bonds from a measure voters approved to house homeless people.

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., attacked the Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s plan to slash bondholder payments as illegal.

Massachusetts’ downgrade by S&P Global Ratings affects $22 billion in GO debt.

The bonds of 16 Arizona issuers are on Fitch Ratings positive watch due to a statutory lien law.

The bus operator for 12 Dallas County school districts defaulted on its June 1 debt payment and faces a voter referendum on its continued existence.

Illinois spreads widened as investor confidence waned that the state can resolve its budget deadlock.

Connecticut-based insurance behemoth Aetna confirmed relocation talks with other states.

Illinois is trying to block efforts to put Medicaid providers on par with debt service payments.

Chicago's school board advanced plans to sell $900 million of short-and-long term debt.

California school districts are still waiting for the windfall from November's bond elections.

Bankruptcies and defaults have taught the market that General Obligation bonds, once the bedrock credits, aren't all the same.

Hartford, Conn.’s latest downgrade shows Connecticut must help the city avert bankruptcy, said Mayor Luke Bronin.

Gov. Dannel Malloy presented a new Connecticut budget as two rating agencies downgraded the state.