...January 9, 2023 NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 9, 2023--S&P Global Ratings assigned its '##+' long-term rating to Wisconsin's $204.55 million general obligation (GO) bonds of 2023, series A (tax-exempt). At the same time, we affirmed our '##+' long-term rating on the state's $6.82 billion of GO debt outstanding, its '##' rating on the state's appropriation-secured debt, and its '##-' 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 (VRDO) notes outstanding (##+/A-1+). Currently, the state does not have GO CP outstanding. The outlook, where applicable, is stable. The state's full faith, credit, and taxing power, which are irrevocably pledged...
