Wisconsin; Appropriations; CP; Gas Tax; General Obligation; Miscellaneous Tax; Moral Obligation

S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating on the state of Wisconsin's general obligation (GO) debt one notch to 'AA+' from 'AA'. At the same time, we assigned our 'AA+' rating to the state's series $283.565 million GO refunding bonds of 2021, series 4 (federally taxable). The outlook on all ratings is stable. S&P Global Ratings also raised its rating on Wisconsin's appropriation-secured debt to 'AA' from 'AA-' and the state's moral obligation debt rating to 'AA-' from 'A+' on bonds backed by the state's moral obligation pledge. We also raised our rating to 'A+' from 'A' on the Wisconsin Center District appropriation bonds (Milwaukee Arena Project). The outlook on all long-term ratings is stable. Finally, we raised our rating

...S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating on the state of Wisconsin's general obligation (GO) debt one notch to '##+' from '##'. At the same time, we assigned our '##+' rating to the state's series $283.565 million GO refunding bonds of 2021, series 4 (federally taxable). The outlook on all ratings is stable. S&P Global Ratings also raised its rating on Wisconsin's appropriation-secured debt to '##' from '##-' and the state's moral obligation debt rating to '##-' from 'A+' on bonds backed by the state's moral obligation pledge. We also raised our rating to 'A+' from 'A' on the Wisconsin Center District appropriation bonds (Milwaukee Arena Project). The outlook on all long-term ratings is stable. Finally, we raised our rating to '###' from '##+' on Wisconsin's transportation revenue bonds (TRBs) outstanding, which under our "Priority-Lien" criteria (published Oct. 22, 2018, on RatingsDirect), is limited to one notch above our GO rating. For more information on the credit characteristics...

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