Olympia, WA — The COVID-19 crisis has put a financial strain on our state and nation that is unprecedented in modern times. As we work to navigate this new era, the Office of the State Treasurer (OST) has spent considerable effort analyzing strategies that might be available to address the financial challenges facing the State […]
Olympia, Wa. – Initiative 976, which was approved by voters on November 6, 2019 will have a variety of impacts on the state. However, one thing that I’d like to make clear is that Sound Transit’s bonds are special limited obligations of Sound Transit; they are not obligations of the state of Washington or any […]
OLYMPIA, WA – The Office of the State Treasurer sold $528.8 million in bonds on Tuesday, September 26th. The bonds were split into three sales: one sale of new money general obligation bonds, a second sale of taxable general obligation bonds and the third sale of refunding general obligation bonds. The refunding sale of approximately […]
OLYMPIA, WA – Washington’s Office of the State Treasurer (OST) successfully sold almost $24 million in Certificates of Participation (COPs) on September 12th. The offering attracted 12 different bidders with Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC (Morgan Stanley) offering the lowest bid. The COPs will help finance equipment needed by 18 local governments across Washington. Morgan […]
Olympia, WA – State Treasurer Duane Davidson announced today that the three national debt rating agencies have reviewed Washington’s financial situation and have confirmed the existing bond ratings for the State’s Long Term General Obligation (GO) bonds. Washington has very strong ratings: Fitch AA+ with stable outlook, Moody’s Aa1 with stable outlook and S&P AA+ […]
