Investments

The rating agency's review was triggered by the city's move to effectively end plans for a seawater desalination project that has $235 million of bonds outstanding.

With an insolvent Highway Trust Fund, toll revenue and PABs are increasingly important for transportation financing, lobbyists said.

Changes in how Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are awarded has bond attorneys searching for answers in government offices that have been hollowed out through layoffs and retirements.

State government own-source revenue declined 2.3% in fiscal 2025 from the totals in fiscal 2024.

The commission also approved an audit for the financially troubled Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District.

Fitch Ratings joined Moody's in upgrading Connecticut this week as the state prepares to sell $1.8 billion of general obligation bonds.

October is looking to be another blockbuster month for supply, with several $1 billion-plus deals on the shadow calendar, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights. 

A mix of broader market dynamics and Chicago-specific pressures is driving the widening spreads, investors said.

Chicago Public Schools plans to return to market with $650 million of Series 2025A unlimited tax general obligation bonds.

Analysts credited governance improvements Connecticut put in place in 2018, which have reduced the state's liabilities and improved its reserves.