http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/two-ratings-agencies-lower-wash-credit-outlook OLYMPIA, Wash. - Two credit rating agencies have delivered a warning to the State of Washington to get its financial house in order. The ratings agencies lowered the outlook for Washington state debt, citing the magnitude of the budget shortfall. Correspondent Tom Banse reports. <p> Washington state is refinancing or selling more than $1 billion in bonds in the coming weeks. That's the reason Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings revisited the state's credit rating. <p> All three maintained Washington's current AA+ rating (Aa1 in case of Moody's). Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:04 +0000 Tom Banse 2309 at http://nwpr.org Two Ratings Agencies Lower Wash. Credit Outlook