Jan. 15, 2019 | New York, NY
S&P Global’s state and local government sector leaders held a live, interactive webcast on Tuesday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for a discussion of our 2019 outlook . States sector lead Gabe Petek discussed the implications of decelerating economic growth in 2019 to state finances and credit quality. The webcast also featured our Local Government sector leads: Jane Ridley who provided our views on how pressures looming in 2019 will not impact local governments uniformly; Geoff Buswick gave our perspective on how disruptors like cyber security and LIBOR transitions could affect credit quality; and Lisa Schroeer discussed how S&P Global Ratings incorporates ESG factors and issues to watch in the coming year.