Extra Credit: S&p Global Ratings Public Finance Podcast

In this week’s Extra Credit, Director Scott Garrigan discusses our rating actions on Detroit’s water and sewer bonds and Director Larry Witte explains what's behind our new issuer credit rating on the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Director Robby Hannay discusses the credit implications of the earthquake in Napa, California, and Director Jennifer Hansen explains our recent outlook revision on the City of Los Angeles.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Associate Ashley Ramchandani explains the relationship between the state of Illinois and its public universities, and rating specialist Ann Richardson discusses the effects that classroom technology could have on school districts.

In this segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Jennifer Soule and Associate Meggie McNamara discuss the findings from our recently published reports on annual health care financial median ratios.

In this edition of Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Senior Director Dave Hitchcock explains what's behind our recent rating action on Kansas and what could lie ahead for the state.

In this edition of Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Director Scott Garrigan discusses our ratings on Detroit's water & sewer bonds and Director Mary Ellen Wriedt explains Congress's recent action on the Highway Trust Fund.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Carol Hendrickson discusses our recent rating action on Cleveland and Associate Ashley Ramchandani outlines our views on Franklin Pierce University.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Senior Director David Hitchcock discusses our recent rating actions on Puerto Rico and Director Larry Witte reviews our housing criteria.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Director Jessica Wood discusses our public and private university medians report and Senior Director John Sugden highlights our state pension report.

In this edition of Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Associate Daniel Zuccarello discusses our annual California County investment pools article, and Director Carlotta Mills explains what's behind our charter school medians.

In this week’s Extra Credit, ratings specialist Omar Tabani discusses rating trends for municipal utility districts and Associate Director Aulii Limtiaco explains what's behind our rating on Utah Housing Corp.’s home ownership mortgage-backed exempt securities (HOMES).

On this week’s Extra Credit, J.R. Rieger, global head of fixed income at S&P Dow Jones Indices, reviews municipal indices of interest over the past year, and Standard & Poor's Director Judith Waite discusses nuclear power.

In this Extra Credit segment, Standard & Poor's comments on the recent education ruling in California, Director Jessica Wood discusses our rating action on the University of Pittsburgh, and Associate Kib Park reviews The U.S. Housing And Urban Development Department’s rental assistance demonstration program.

On this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Senior Director Kevin Holloran discusses what's behind the increased transparency in the health care sector and Senior Director John Sugden discusses our CreditWatch negative listing on New Jersey.

On this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Director Joseph Pezzimenti discusses our commentary on transit system credits, post- Hurricane Sandy, and Senior Director David Bodek explains how the storm affected certain electric utilities.

On this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Tim Tung explains how climate change has affected California water enterprises and Director Henry Henderson discusses what's behind our rating actions on 38 Studios and Rhode Island.

In this week’s segment of Extra Credit, Standard & Poor’s Senior Director James Breeding cover the key takeaways from our recent article on water and sewer ratios, and Managing Director Martin Arrick and Associate Sarah Sullivant discuss our first-quarter ratings roundup.

On this week’s segment of Extra Credit, Associate Director Kate Burroughs discusses our rating on the San Mateo county and Ratings Specialist Ann Richardson talks about financial exigency in a Texas school district.

On this week's segment of Extra Credit, Director Suzie Desai discusses our rating action on SSM Health Care, Director Sussan Corson explains our outlook revision on New Hampshire, and Director Ken Gacka reviews our rating actions on Daughters Health System and Scripps Health.

On this week’s segment, Standard & Poor's Director Caroline West explains what's behind our rating action on Cincinnati, Ohio, and Associate Director Carol Hendrickson discusses our recent commentary on local governments and housing authorities.