Municipal Bond Credit Report: California treasurer puts a call out for creative finance ideas
Municipal Bond Credit Report: California Treasurer Fiona Ma asked public finance professionals to reach out to her office with creative financing ideas to help the state solve its social problems…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: SEC charges California school district, officials with fraud
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Los Angeles County school district, its superintendent and its chief business officer were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding investors in the…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Upgrade pushes Wayne County, Michigan, higher into investment grade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Wayne County, Michigan, received a one-notch upgrade from Moody’s investors Service, moving it higher into investment grade four years after the county faced a financial crisis……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Mexico to provide free college tuition, governor says
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Free college tuition to state residents will stimulate New Mexico’s economy while equalizing opportunity in the nation’s second-poorest state, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Ruling on a Kentucky pension plan viewed as credit positive for state
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Kentucky Supreme Court ruling preventing a quasi-governmental agency from leaving the state-run pension system is credit positive, Moody’s Investors Service said… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Outlook is brighter for Louisiana’s bonds and budget
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Significant improvement in Louisiana’s financial position led Moody’s Investors Service to change its outlook to positive from stable, a move that could trigger a rating upgrade…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Why the strike against GM hits Michigan hardest
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors that began Monday poses a greater credit threat to Michigan and its local governments than to other states,…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Milwaukee takes rating hit ahead of school note sale
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Milwaukee heads into the market next month to borrow on behalf of its public school district after being stung by its second downgrade this year… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cleveland’s Hopkins airport lands an upgrade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport now has three single-A ratings to boost its credit appeal as it looks to refinance debt and bonds under a new master…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Suburban Chicago school district restored to investment grade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A suburban Chicago school district stung by federal regulatory and criminal probes over a former superintendent’s misuse of bond proceeds won back its investment grade rating……
