Higher education bonds

Laramie County may see a special election this fall.

San Joaquin Delta College trustees yanked funding on Tuesday for a satellite campus in the north county, prompting Lodi advocates to say that after a decadelong wait the community will now seek partnerships with other colleges or universities.

A merger between Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University will have no immediate credit impact , according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Struggles with tuition revenue growth landed a junk rating for Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y.

Oregon will issue more than $100 million in state bonds to keep the Elliott State Forest in public hands and another $50 million to help the University of Oregon build a new science complex named after its most famous graduate.

Wells Fargo Securities hired four public finance veterans for key roles in its government and institutional banking group as it expands its housing and higher education teams.

Rutgers University's outlook was revised to stable from negative by Moody’s Investors Service.

Ector County Independent School District's needs in career and technology education, fine arts and technology were discussed during the Bond Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa.

Former New York State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer visits The Bond Buyer and shares insight from his days as a lawmaker clashing with former Gov. Mario Cuomo and how a new free college tuition program spearheaded by current Gov. Andrew Cuomo will impact higher education. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

The Hunt County Commissioners Court has approved the sale of the first bonds which will help pay for multiple projects in the $24 million road bond package approved by voters in November.

The University of Illinois will conduct a national search to replace retiring CFO Walter Knorr.

Only two of Illinois' nine public universities retain a Moody's investment-grade rating after new downgrades.

The University of Illinois and Illinois State University were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings.

Two Illinois community colleges were downgraded by Moody’s because of the state's budget woes.

Bonds for Northern Illinois University student housing were sent to junk over occupancy struggles.

The University of Colorado's bond rating has been upgraded, indicating to investors financial stability for CU's current and future bonds, according to a Tuesday press release.

Arizona's new budget could allow $1 billion in new bonding for higher education.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology's outlook was revised upward to stable by Moody's.

Cook County is losing Ivan Samstein to the University of Chicago.

Ohio's Wright State University was dropped to Baa2 from A2 by Moody's Investors Service.