SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 24, 2014--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AA' long-term rating to Wisconsin's $296.99 million general obligation (GO) refunding bonds of 2014, series 4. We also affirmed our 'AA' long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) on the state's existing GO bonds. In addition, we affirmed our 'AA-' rating and SPUR on the state's appropriation-backed bonds. Finally, we also affirmed our 'A' rating on bonds backed by the state's moral-obligation pledge. The outlook is stable. "The state's fiscal position coming into fiscal 2014 was stronger than it had been in recent history," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Gabriel Petek. A higher ending balance and revenue strength in the first half of the fiscal year
