Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s downgrades fiscally troubled La Marque, Texas
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Financial woes in La Marque, Texas, led to a two-notch downgrade of its issuer rating from Moody’s Ratings to A3 from A1… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Shutdown could mean delays, funding cuts for small, rural airports
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Monday warned that the government shutdown may lead to delayed or canceled flights, and said the funding for the Essential Air Service…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Oklahoma utility taps reserve for debt service payment
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Another Oklahoma utility tapped a reserve fund to help make a debt service payment for bonds sold in 2022 to finance extraordinary costs incurred during 2021’s…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Municipal finance impact of Baby Boomers’ aging will accelerate
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The aging of the Baby Boom generation will test municipal finances in a variety of ways. The generation, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as comprising…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: GDPNow – Latest estimate: 3.8 percent — October 01, 2025
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.8 percent on October 1, down from…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Bankruptcy threat continues to haunt New Jersey school district
Municipal Bond Credit Report: After the school board threatened to declare bankruptcy, New Jersey adopted a budget on its behalf in early July. S&P lowered the district’s rating by two…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Kansas City airport financing moves toward takeoff
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Kansas City, Missouri, is nearing the final action needed to pave the way for the sale of roughly $1.8 billion of special obligation bonds to develop…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Enrollment, tuition pressure bring downgrade to University of the Sciences
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Tuition pressures combined with a heavy debt burden led to a downgrade for the Philadelphia-based University of the Sciences. Moody’s Investors Service lowered USciences bonds one…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A rating agency message for Chicago mayor finalists
Municipal Bond Credit Report: CHICAGO — Chicago’s next mayor won’t get much of a honeymoon if the city is to preserve its BBB-plus rating from S&P Global Ratings. “Immediately on…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois gets Fitch warning about Pritzker's budget plan
Municipal Bond Credit Report: CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker received a clear warning from Fitch Ratings that his proposed fiscal 2020 budget risks a downgrade. The $77 billion all-funds…
