...April 21, 2023 NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) April 21, 2023--S&P Global Ratings assigned its '##+' long-term rating to Wisconsin's approximately $258.9 million general obligation (GO) refunding bonds of 2023, series 2 (tax-exempt) and approximately $162.9 million GO refunding bonds of 2025, series 1 (forward delivery). At the same time, we affirmed our '##+' long-term rating on the state's GO debt outstanding, our '##' rating on the state's appropriation-secured debt, and our '##-' rating on the state's moral obligation debt. We also affirmed our 'A+' rating on Wisconsin Center District's appropriation bonds (Milwaukee Arena Project). Finally, we affirmed our 'A-1+' short-term ratings on the state's GO commercial paper (CP) and extended municipal CP programs, as well as the short-term self-liquidity component of our dual rating on Wisconsin's variable-rate demand obligation notes outstanding (##+/A-1+). Currently, the state does not have GO CP outstanding. The outlook, where applicable,...
