CHICAGO (S&P Global Ratings) July 15, 2019--S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA' long-term rating to the state of Wisconsin's series 2019A general obligation (GO) bonds. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AA' long-term ratings and underlying ratings (SPURs) on the state's existing GO bonds, our 'AA-' ratings on Wisconsin's appropriation-backed debt outstanding, and our 'A+' ratings on bonds backed by the state's moral obligation pledge, as well as our 'A' rating on the Wisconsin Center District bonds outstanding. Finally, we affirmed our 'A-1+' short-term ratings on the state's GO commercial paper (CP) and extended municipal CP programs and variable-rate demand obligation (VRDO) notes (AA/A-1+). The outlook on all long-term ratings is stable. "The 'AA' rating on Wisconsin's GO bonds