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Standard & Poor's updates it credit ratings of the states: NEW YORK March 18, 2009--Following is a list of the current Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ratings and outlooks on the U.S. states. STATE RATING/OUTLOOK Alabama AA/Stable Alaska AA+/Stable Arizona (ICR) AA/Stable Arkansas AA/Stable California A/Stable Colorado (ICR) AA/Stable Connecticut AA/Stable Delaware AAA/Stable Florida AAA/Negative Georgia AAA/Stable Hawaii AA/Stable Idaho (ICR) AA/Positive Illinois AA-/Stable Indiana (ICR) AAA/Stable Iowa (ICR) AAA/Stable Kansas (ICR) AA+/Stable Kentucky (ICR) AA-/Positive Louisiana A+/Stable Maine AA/Stable Maryland AAA/Stable Massachusetts AA/Stable Michigan AA-/Stable Minnesota AAA/Stable Mississippi AA/Stable Missouri AAA/Stable Montana AA/Stable Nebraska (ICR) AA+/Stable Nevada AA+/Stable New Hampshire AA/Stable New Jersey AA/Stable New Mexico AA+/Stable New York AA/Stable North Carolina AAA/Stable North Dakota (ICR) AA+/Stable Ohio AA+/Stable Oklahoma AA+/Stable Oregon AA/Stable Pennsylvania AA/Stable Rhode Island AA/Negative South Carolina AA+/Stable South Dakota (ICR) AA/Stable Tennessee AA+/Stable Texas AA/Stable Utah AAA/Stable Vermont AA+/Stable Virginia AAA/Stable Washington AA+/Stable West Virginia AA-/Stable Wisconsin AA/Stable Wyoming (ICR) AA+/Stable RECENT ACTIONS STATE TO FROM DATE North Dakota (ICR) AA+/Stable AA/Stable March 17, 2009 Illinois AA-/Stable AA/Watch Neg March 10, 2009 Rhode Island AA/Negative AA/Stable March 9, 2009 California A/Stable A+/Watch Neg Feb. 2, 2009 Florida AAA/Negative AAA/Stable Jan. 14, 2009 Illinois AA/Watch Neg AA/Stable Dec. 10, 2008 California A+/Watch Neg A+/Stable Dec. 10, 2008 Stapleton's Tower Ledger
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