California Credit Rating Boost Possible, S&P’s Petek Says

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California may see its credit rating raised if Governor Jerry Brown persists in paying down debt and revenue continues to outpace spending, Standard & Poor’s analyst Gabriel Petek said.

S&P raised the most indebted U.S. state’s rating to A, its sixth-highest level, in January, saying policy makers had made strides toward improving California’s fiscal health.