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House passes in-state gas pipeline bill

...Dubler, AGDC vice president and chief financial officer, had told the House Finance Committee that the state's credit rating could suffer if the state failed to recapitalize a proposed reserve fund to help AGDC meet its debt obligations. It's...

http://juneauempire.com/weddings/2013-04-03/house-passes-state-gas-pipeline-bill
Weddings
Assembly discusses credit downgrade

The City and Borough of Juneau was caught up in Moody's recent reevaluation of the credit ratings of municipalities across the nation. Since the 2008 economic collapse, some municipalities have defaulted and the city received...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-05-22/assembly-discusses-credit-downgrade
Local
China's secret? It owes Americans nearly $1 trillion

...the debt; it simply has selectively refused to pay it. Technically, this calls into question China's stellar credit ratings and those of its government-owned enterprises. But specifically, the U.S. government has a legal obligation...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-05-23/chinas-secret-it-owes-americans-nearl
Opinion
Strategies to prepare Alaska for the economic marathon

...Alaska will be impacted. At present, according to Moody's (moodys.com), the state of Alaska has AAA, stable credit rating but with a relatively high liability ranking based on income and population as a result of the state's petroleum...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-10-28/strategies-prepare-alaska-economic-ma
Opinion
Hundreds of millions in bonds on Nov.6 ballot

...R-Anchorage, said he's heard some talk radio rumbles that it's not a good idea to go into more debt."But I think our credit rating is still very good," Meyer said. "I'd like to see it pass."UAA economics professor Steve Colt said interest...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-01/hundreds-millions-bonds-nov6-ballot
State
OK - Let's work together now

...to earn those precious pieces of parchment. That school debt can follow them the rest of their lives, ruin their credit rating, and hang over their heads. We should be doing everything we can to make it easier, not harder, to pursue higher...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/barb-belknap/2012-11-09/ok-lets-work-together-
Moody's drops Juneau's credit rating

The credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the City and Borough of Juneau from an Aa2 to Aa3 rating on Thursday."It's like going from an...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-05-20/moodys-drops-juneaus-credit-rating
Local
Debt talks: Dire warnings, a possible compromise?

...downgrade, and a Chinese rating agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., also advised of a possible downgrade. It was...making sure that we fulfill our obligations to uphold the credit rating of the United States." He did not elaborate. Whatever...

http://juneauempire.com/andrew-taylor/2011-07-14/debt-talks-dire-warnings-possib
Firefighters, city make arguments on wage issue

...the city saves more than 5 percent of its budget for reserves, more than double the recommendation by Moody's, a credit rating service. Johnston acknowledged there are negatives to balancing the city budget, like decreased sales tax revenues...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-03/firefighters-city-make-arguments-wage-i
Local
Outside editorial: Consumer protection advances despite fierce opposition

...products and services - bill collecting, personal credit ratings, residential mortgages, telemarketing, payday lending...larger participants" in the debt-collection and credit-rating markets. It also asked for comments from the public...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-02-28/outside-editorial-consumer-protection
Opinion

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