Puerto Rico Governor: We're Ready for Challenges
Despite overhauling its seriously underfunded pension system, Puerto Rico still faces myriad financial roadblocks, its new governor told investors Friday.
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Legacy costs, including pension contributions, retiree health benefits and debt service, will hang over the next New York City mayor like a sword of Damocles.  more »
Standard & Poor's has lowered its rating of Columbia County, Pa., by two notches to A-minus from A-plus.  more »
New York's adopted budget adopts a number of questionable practices, the independent watchdog Citizens Budget Commission said.  more »
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has provided more information about the board to help distressed New York municipalities and counties.  more »
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York has approved the sale of $2.4 billion in bonds.  more »
The Connecticut legislature's Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee tabled a bill that would have established a $500 tax credit for the individual purchase of long-term care insurance.  more »
The Stephens Hopkins Center of Providence accuses Moody's of bias in its reporting about the repayment of moral obligation bonds in the 38 Studios controversy.  more »
New York's MTA announced short- and long-term initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of Hurricane Sandy-type storms.  more »
Moody's Investors Service downgraded the Long Island Power Authority's first lien revenue bonds to Baa1 from A3 on Wednesday afternoon.  more »
Puerto Rico's pension plan overhaul and Gov. Alejandro García Padilla's proposal to increase sales tax revenues are both credit positive, Moody's Investors Services said.  more »
While current and former SEC officials say the agency could only do so much in its securities fraud case against Harrisburg, Pa., that didn't set well with critics.  more »
Creating a municipal road and bridge revolving fund is crucial to improving Rhode Island's roads and bridges, Treasurer Gina Raimondo told a House panel in Providence.  more »
New York State government's main pension fund grew by 10.4% in fiscal year 2013.  more »
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