...February 8, 2024 MANCHESTER (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 8, 2024--S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'SP-1+' short-term rating to the Hudson County Improvement Authority, N.J.'s $43.5 million series 2024A county-guaranteed pool notes, consisting of $36.7 million series 2024A-1 tax-exempt county-guaranteed pooled notes and $6.8 million series 2024A-2 taxable county-guaranteed pooled notes. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'SP-1+' short-term rating to Hudson County, N.J.'s $140.6 million series 2024 bond anticipation notes (BANs). In addition, we affirmed our 'SP-1+' short-term rating on the authority's existing county-guaranteed pool notes. Finally, we affirmed our '##' long-term rating on Hudson County's general obligation (GO) debt and county-guaranteed GO-backed debt, previously issued by the Hudson County Improvement Authority. The outlook on all long-term ratings is stable. "The ratings on the county-guaranteed notes and other county-guaranteed debt reflect our view of Hudson...