- West Virginia
Hoping to avoid a state government shutdown July 1, the GOP-led West Virginia Legislature approved a new 2017 budget Tuesday that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is expected to sign.
June 15 - West Virginia
West Virginia is closer to a state government shutdown after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed the fiscal 2017 state budget, saying the spending plan lawmakers approved unwisely draws on the state reserves and threatens its bond ratings.
June 9 - West Virginia
West Virginia lawmakers sent Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a budget for fiscal 2017 that relies on reserves, cuts and one-time measures that the governor had already threatened to reject.
June 3 - West Virginia
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has called West Virginia lawmakers back to Charleston on Monday to finish the fiscal 2017 budget, after failing to reach a consensus during the regular session.
May 11 - West Virginia
West Virginia took a one-notch Standard & Poors downgrade, stemming largely from sharply reduced demand for coal products. Its GO bond rating is now AA-minus.
April 21 - West Virginia
West Virginias legislators ended their session unable to reach a compromise on a fiscal 2017 budget, as revenue estimates tumbled even lower than anticipated.
March 21 - Kentucky
In the Southeast, pent-up need for capital and low interest rates translated into a five-year high for bond issuance in 2015.
February 24 - Wyoming
State governors and other public officials who warned that new Environmental Protection Agency regulations could cause significant economic harm to their states and localities are hailing the Supreme Courts decision to place a stay on the EPAs plan.
February 11 -
A courts refusal to block the federal Clean Power Plan rule is a credit negative for big coal-fired generators, cities that issued bonds to finance units, and for coal-dependent states, Moody's Investors Service said.
January 25 - West Virginia
West Virginias credit outlook has turned negative due to pressures from energy sector layoffs and the states rising unemployment rate, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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