- Wyoming
Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming are the states most "in the crosshairs" as energy revenues look to remain low well into next year, Fitch Ratings said.
October 13 - Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell's decision to walk away from its unsuccessful drilling efforts in the Alaskan Arctic is credit negative for Alaska, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
October 5 - Alaska
Facing a $3.5 billion deficit, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is calling the state's legislature into special session Oct. 24 to discuss measures to monetize Alaska's untapped natural gas resources.
September 30 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is pushing to use the Alaska Permanent Fund, traditionally used for payouts to Alaska citizens, to help close the state's budget gap.
September 23 -
Of the 18 states with increasing poverty rates, all but three experienced increases in median household income.
September 22 - Alaska
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced this week that he convened a meeting of the state's business leaders to discuss Alaska's fiscal future and how to reduce its multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
September 16 - Texas
The oil and gas industry is pressing Congress to permit exports of crude as prices remain at the lowest since the 2008 global financial crisis. The campaign comes as Houston and other energy dependent credits face growing pain from the falling prices, according to Fitch Ratings.
August 26 - Idaho
Far West issuers sold $48.3 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2015, a 70% increase from the first six months of 2014 that was driven by refundings.
August 20 - Alaska
Standard & Poors put triple-A rated Alaska on negative outlook and warned that it might no longer warrant the highest rating if the states lawmakers fail to fix its structural budget imbalance.
August 18 - Alaska
Alaska and California issuers are among those at risk of downgrades after U.S. oil prices tumbled this week, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
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