Article: STATE'S BOND RATING DROPS; BUDGET BLAMED.(LOCAL/STATE)

Article: STATE BOND RATING STUCK AT LOW ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 31, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... But both major bond rating firms, Standard ... s record-late state budget and its use ... upgrade New York's bond rating, keeping it at the ... last of the 40 states it rates for general ... by which New York state's budget is enacted ...

Article: Washington state treasurer announces improvement in ...
PR Newswire;  January 9, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... were cited by bond rating agencies in ... presented the state's case for an improved bond rating. "I think ... to the lowest bond rating in the nation ... outperforming most states. What is impressing ... Scarola of the State of Washington ...

Article: PA State's Bond Rating Upgraded By Wall ...
PR Newswire;  November 6, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... 1985 and its best bond rating of Pennsylvania since ... fiscal health of states. The ratings are ... debt issued by the states. A higher rating means a healthier state financial condition ... taxes, drive up our bond rating and boost the Rainy ...

Article: BOND-RATING AGENCY CAUTIONS STATE
The Boston Globe;  May 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... warnings. Should the bond rating be downgraded ... could cost the state "tens of millions ... New Hampshire's bond rating was downgraded ... that increase the state's borrowing costs ... said. "When a state's bond rating starts tumbling ...

Article: TURNPIKE BOND RATING HIKE MAY SAVE STATE ...
The Journal Record;  August 21, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... proposed turnpike from State Hwy. 33 to the Arkansas ... Standard & Poor's bond rating service were in Oklahoma ... her home. "The bond rating firms usually don ... Jersey is the only state with a rating of ... A step up in the bond rating could mean the difference ...

Article: CONFERENCE PROBABLY NEEDED TO RAISE STATE'S BOND ...
The Journal Record;  July 28, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... services such as Moody's can change a state's bond rating any time they want. Oklahoma, she pointed out, was not the only state in which the bond rating dropped; other oil producing states such as Texas and Louisiana, as well ...

Article: WHILE STATE STRUGGLES, MOODY'S MAINTAINS 'A' BOND ...
The Boston Globe;  January 3, 1990 ;     645 words ... ... streets and parks. The state's bond rating last month was dropped to ... resolve what it called "the state's fiscal mess. If the state fails to solve its fiscal crisis soon, we could see bond rating downgrades for many cities ...