- Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker called off a planned $2.35 billion sale of pension obligation bonds citing a lack of legislative support.
October 26 - Alaska
Alaskas coming $2.3 billion pension obligation bond deal will drive the Frontier State to another downgrade, but neither that or other recent downgrades is seen as an obstacle to the states desired pricing.
October 20 - Alaska
S&P Global Ratings said it anticipates lowering Alaskas various credit ratings one notch after the state closes the pension obligation bond deal it plans this month.
October 11 - Alaska
Alaska has authorized up to $3.5 billion of pension obligation bonds it hopes to sell in late October, though a broken office-building lease raised one observer's doubts about the state's willingness to stand behind "subject to appropriation" pledges.
September 30 - Alaska
Next month Alaska will pay out some $657 million as part of its annual dividend to its citizens, a drastically reduced amount that Gov. Bill Walker is hoping will hammer home the need for significant fiscal reform in the state.
September 26 - Alaska
Weeks after sweeping financial overhauls he advocated failed in the state legislature, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced he will travel to Southeast Asia to promote natural gas sales.
September 12 - Alaska
Alaskas ratings have been affirmed and the state is no longer on S&P Global Ratings CreditWatch, where it had been placed on review for possible downgrade since June 9.
August 22 -
Providence Health & Services took a one-notch downgrade from Fitch Ratings, ahead of a planned &803 million revenue bond deal for Providence St. Joseph Health.
August 16 - Alaska
A report issued by the Alaska governor's office outlines dire consequences for the states fiscal health if the state's legislature fails to take decisive action.
July 15 - Alaska
A sharp rebound in oil prices won't be enough to rescue Alaska from its $3 billion annual spending deficit or protect it from possible further downgrades, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
June 20