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  "path": "/2026/05/28/state-dumps-moodys-a-year-after-it-downgraded-maryland-bonds/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T17:44:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Budget",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "AAA rating",
    "bond rating",
    "bond sale",
    "Comptroller Brooke Lierman",
    "Fitch Ratings KBRA. Kroll Bond Rating Agency",
    "Gov. Wes Moore",
    "Moody's",
    "Nancy Kopp",
    "President Bill Ferguson",
    "Speaker Adrienne Jones",
    "Standard & Poor's",
    "Treasurer Dereck Davis"
  ],
  "textContent": "Maryland has ended a decades-long relationship with one of three major bond rating firms a year after that firm downgraded the state's credit rating, although state officials insist the downgrade was not the reason for the split.",
  "title": "State dumps Moody’s a year after it downgraded Maryland bonds"
}