NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) June 3, 2014--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said that it raised its rating on Hudson County, N.J.'s outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds to 'AA' from 'AA-', based on its local GO criteria released Sept. 12, 2013. At the same time, Standard&Poor's raised its rating on the county's outstanding appropriation debt to 'AA-' from 'A+'. The outlook is stable. At the same time, Standard&Poor's assigned its 'AA' rating to Hudson County's series 2014 county vocational-technical schools bonds and county college bonds. "The rating reflects our opinion of the county's strong budgetary performance and very strong liquidity," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Linda Yip. Other factors include its: Strong economy demonstrated by