S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA' long-term and underlying ratings to Hudson County , N.J.'s approximately $6.6 million series 2025 general obligation (GO) bonds. In addition, S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'SP-1+' short-term rating to the Hudson County Improvement Authority , N.J.'s approximately $94.4 million series 2025B county-guaranteed pool notes, issued for the county. Also, we affirmed our 'SP-1+' short-term rating on the authority's existing county-guaranteed pool notes, issued for the county, and the county?s bond anticipation notes (BANs) outstanding. Finally, we affirmed our 'AA' long-term rating on the county's GO debt and county-guaranteed GO-backed debt, previously issued by the authority. The outlook on the long-term rating is stable. Hudson County's full-faith-and-credit GO pledge to make principal-and-interest payments from the