- Alaska
Alaska lost its last triple-A rating Tuesday, when Fitch Ratings downgraded the state to AA-plus.
June 14 - Alaska
Alaska's legislature passed a budget with a $3.2 billion draw on the state's Constitutional Budget Reserve after rejecting fiscal reforms urged by Gov. Bill Walker.
June 3 -
State budget conditions vary widely as of late fiscal 2016, with the overall picture getting better while states with less diversified economies face significant stress, Standard & Poor's said Wednesday.
April 27 - Alaska
Alaska municipalities may bear the brunt of the states oil-driven budget crisis.
April 7 - Alaska
Moodys Investors Service has downgraded Alaska to Aa1 from Aaa.
March 1 - Alaska
Fitch Ratings has placed Alaska on a negative watch that the agency says should be resolved when the state passes a budget.
February 29 - Wyoming
Far West issuers sold $83.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2015, a 26.5% increase over the prior year, as refundings continued to drive volume.
February 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service has dropped its audit of Alaska student loan bonds after concluding there were no tax violations warranting any change to the tax-exempt status of the bonds.
February 8 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker used Thursday nights State of the State address to make a forceful call for immediate fiscal reforms and new revenue
January 22 - Texas
A continuing decline in oil prices will strain the budgets of five producing states to varying degrees, according to Standard & Poor's.
January 21