In Latest Humiliation For Illinois, Fitch Downgrades State’s Credit Rating To BBB+

In Latest Humiliation For Illinois, Fitch Downgrades State’s Credit Rating To BBB+:

Last week, beleaguered Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger admitted that, thanks to the bitter budget battle going on in Springfield, the state would miss a $560 million pension payment in November. Now, in a move that shouldn’t exactly surprise anyone, Fitch has cut the state’s GO rating citing the budget impasse. The move affects some $27 billion in debt.

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