Municipal Bond Credit Report: Nacogdoches County Hospital District took a nine-notch downgrade from S&P Global Ratings as the East Texas hospital operator prepares to file for bankruptcy… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A vicious cycle of aging populations, urban migration, job losses and falling revenues darkens the credit outlook for hundreds of rural counties that have generally failed…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: With flush reserves and structurally balanced budgets bolstered by new pension reform measures, Minnesota won back S&P’s top rating… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The South Carolina electric cooperative that pays for 70% of the energy produced by state-owned Santee Cooper wants the state’s high court to let a lower…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A booming Texas economy produced record sales tax revenue for the month of June with collections of $2.77 billion representing a 13.7% increase… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Better management may not be enough to stabilize pension funding in Connecticut’s major cities, according to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois’ new state budget paves the way for the state to pay off swaps tied to $600 million of floating-rate debt and authorizes $1.8 billion in…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: After trying to attain gilt-edged ratings for more than a decade, Florida finally convinced the last holdout, landing an upgrade to Aaa from Moody’s Investors Service……

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago Public Schools expects to return to the market in its new fiscal year with a general obligation refunding and is eyeing a possible new money…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Eric Papenfuse said Monday he will declare a state of fiscal crisis for Pennsylvania’s capital city, which seven years ago attempted a Chapter…