Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas Public Power Utilities Ratings Pressured Amid Cost Surge
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Operating challenges and significantly higher prices for power and natural gas triggered by severe winter weather has led to a surge in costs for public power…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Suburban Chicago senior living facility nears bankruptcy exit
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A suburban Chicago senior living retirement facility is on track to exit bankruptcy next month — for the second time — with creditor voting now underway…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Bay Area Toll Authority reserves cushioned it when the pandemic cut traffic
Municipal Bond Credit Report: It wasn’t the disaster the Bay Area Toll Authority had prepared for. But its fiscal readiness puts the agency in a solid position as it comes…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Anaheim sees ratings downgrade as city struggles amid Disney closure
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The continued closure of Disneyland, a major economic driver for Anaheim, California, has weakened city revenues and resulted in the downgrade of its issuer rating to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: How relying on wage tax exposes Philadelphia to revenue risks
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The effect of COVID-19 on work-from-home dynamics could heavily affect Philadelphia, which depends on a commuter wage tax for some of its general fund revenue… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Murphy’s full pension payment revives debate over New Jersey overhaul
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for New Jersey to make its first full pension contribution in 25 years is generating questions about retirement-system overhaul in one of…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New York’s OPEB problem
Municipal Bond Credit Report: When municipal analysts think of states with severely underfunded public employee retirement obligations, Illinois, New Jersey, and Kentucky typically come to mind. New York State, with…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas deep freeze could bring staggering bills for cities and utilities
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas temperatures have returned to seasonal norms, but the public finance crisis from last week’s deep freeze is just beginning… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Louisiana’s up-and-down Moody’s outlook is back up to positive
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The fiscal forecast for Louisiana is a bit brighter after a bond rating agency lifted its outlook for the state… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas deep freeze impact lingers even as temperatures thaw
Municipal Bond Credit Report: As Texas lawmakers launched investigations into the lethal power failures triggered by last week’s deep freeze, analysts dug deeper into the economic impact… Link to Story
