state debt ratings

Local News | Ratings agency Fitch warns state's credit rating could ...
Jan 27, 2012 . Ratings agency Fitch warns state's credit rating could suffer. Fitch, one of the three major companies that rate publicly and privately issued debt, .
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017356013_fitch28m.html

State Bond Ratings Report | Office of the State Treasurer
A credit rating is an independent assessment of the creditworthiness of an entity, a bond, or any similar borrowing instrument. It measures the probability of the .
http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/debt-management/state-bond-ratings

Credit Ratings - the Office of the State Treasurer - Access Washington
Washington State Treasurer's Office Debt Management Section: Current bond offerings, bonds outstanding, debt ratios, etc.
http://www.tre.wa.gov/debtManagement/bondRatings.shtml

5 States May Lose Moody's Top Debt Rating on U.S. Reliance ...
Jul 19, 2011 . Five of the 15 states with top bond ratings from Moody's Investors Service may be . <p>Culiac&#225;n is the capital of the Mexican state of .
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-19/5-states-may-lose-moody-s-top-debt-rating-on-u-s-reliance.html

Quinn tries to downplay credit rating downgrade - Chicago Tribune
Jan 11, 2012 . Pat Quinn on Tuesday sought to ease concerns about a recent downgrade in the state's bond rating that cemented Illinois as the state with the .
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-11/news/ct-met-quinn-illinois-debt-rating-20120111_1_pension-reform-pension-costs-pension-problem

NYS DOB: Investor's Guide - Credit Ratings - New York State ...
Credit Ratings. The following table provides the State's current credit ratings on all its State-related bond-financed programs.
http://www.budget.ny.gov/investor/creditRatings.html

Bond Services - Oregon State Treasury
Too much borrowing may impair the state's credit rating, resulting in higher costs. Prudent debt limits are recommended to the Legislature by the State Debt .
http://www.ost.state.or.us/services/bonds/

1st Fitch, now Moody's downgrades Washington's debt ratings ...
Jan 30, 2012 . Another agency has changed the outlook for Washington's debt ratings from stable to negative, citing the state's ongoing budget troubles.
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/01/1st-fitch-now-moodys-downgrades-washingtons-debt-ratings/

Connecticut Debt Rating Among Highest in US
Mar 30, 2012 . Fitch's updated rating system combines each state's net tax-supported debt with unfunded pension obligations, according to a report the .
http://gov.cbia.com/issues_policies/article/states-debt-burden-among-highest-in-u.s

Examining the Constitutionality of California's State Debt ...
Feb 3, 2012 . California, Hawaii and New Jersey have diverse approval ratings, yet the three states have one commonality: debt. In a recent State Budget .
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/02/examining-the-constitutionality-of-californias-state-debt/

Moody's cuts Illinois' credit rating, again - Government News ...
Jan 6, 2012 . While the state's credit ratings remain in the upper-medium grade of investments, Illinois will likely have to pay higher interest and thus higher .
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120106/NEWS02/120109856/moodys-cuts-illinois-credit-rating-again

Illinois gets downgraded by Moody's « Hot Air
Jan 20, 2012 . They did it to raise $7 billion in revenue, as the Governor put it, to “get Illinois back on fiscal sound footing” and improve the state's credit rating.
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/20/illinois-gets-downgraded-by-moodys/

Measuring Virginia's Bond Rating - Virginia Performs
A state's bond rating influences how much taxpayer money the state can save by securing competitive loans; it also serves as a measure of a state's financial .
http://vaperforms.virginia.gov/indicators/govtcitizens/bondRating.php

The Best and Worst Run States In America: A Survey of All Fifty - 24 ...
Oct 4, 2010 . Our writers looked at hundreds of data sets ranging from debt rating agency . These studies were used by state governments to evaluate the .
http://247wallst.com/2010/10/04/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-fifty/

Country & State Credit ratings | The Big Picture
Feb 4, 2010 . Ben Schott had a great OP-CHART yesterday that I meant to get to -- its a run of about 80 Country & all 50 State credit ratings: > Click for full.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/02/country-state-credit-ratings/

State of Illinois - Illinois State Treasurer
lowered the state's bond ratings to a level where borrowing additional funds has become dramatically more expensive. This unsustainable reliance on debt must .
http://www.treasurer.il.gov/news/PositionPaperonDebt.pdf

Is State Debt Constitutional? > Publications > State Budget Solutions
Feb 6, 2012 . California, Hawaii and New Jersey have diverse approval ratings, yet the three states have one commonality: debt. In a recent State Budget .
http://www.statebudgetsolutions.org/publications/detail/is-state-debt-constitutional

State Bond Finance
As of August 31, 2011 Texas had a total of $40.50 billion in state debt outstanding. Texas' general obligation debt is split rated at Aaa/AA+/AAA by the three .
http://www.brb.state.tx.us/bfo/bfo.aspx

NEW YORK STATE'S DEBT POLICY
In the view of bond rating agencies, if the State's revenues are matched to expenditures, structural balance exists: more PAYGO spending is utilized and debt .
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/debtreport205.pdf