S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'SP-1+' short-term rating to Hudson County Improvement Authority, N.J.'s series 2017B county-guaranteed pooled notes, consisting of the tax exempt series 2017 B-1A and B-1B notes and federally taxable series 2017 B-2 notes. S&P Global Ratings also assigned its 'AA' rating, and stable outlook, to Hudson County's series 2017 GO bonds, consisting of Vo-Tech bonds, series 2017A and County College bonds, series 2017B. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AA' rating on Hudson County's general obligation (GO) debt outstanding, its 'AA' rating on the authority's GO-backed debt outstanding, and its 'AA-' rating on the county's appropriations-backed obligations outstanding. The outlook on the long-term ratings is stable. The series 2017B governmental-pooled notes are a