Paul Burton

New York’s MTA reduces budget risk through the interest-rate and fuel-hedging strategies of its derivatives program, its finance manager said.

E. Virgil Conway, who was a chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a member of the MTA Board, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, N.Y. He was 85.

Gov. Dannel Malloy should not invoke Wall Street in discussions about Connecticut’s budget deficit, said state Sen. Len Fasano.

New York’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority won a rating boost from Standard & Poor’s for its Series 2002F general revenue variable-rate bonds.

Pennsylvania Auditor Eugene DePasquale says the Harrisburg School District’s cafeteria is giving him heartburn, and it’s not about the food.

The National Association of State Treasurers passed a resolution crafted by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner that called for greater transparency of private equity investments.

New York City’s $13.8 billion annual procurement budget largely shuts out women- and minority-owned firms, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker outlined an initiative for developing unused or underused state properties into affordable or market-rate housing opportunities.

Gov. Dannel Malloy on Monday acknowledged an estimated $121 million shortfall in Connecticut’s budget and called for bipartisan meetings.

Moody's lowered its outlook on Pennsylvania's general obligation debt to negative, citing the state's budget impasse.

Mintz Levin’s Meghan Burke and New York City deputy comptroller for public finance Carol Kostik will receive the Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.

While the intricate funding details for New York MTA’s five-year capital program are new, the backdrop had a familiar ring.

The Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre St. was renamed the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, in honor of New York’s first African-American mayor.

The New York City Retirement Systems will pump $150 million in an AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust affordable housing initiative, Comptroller Scott Stringer said.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell $1 billion of future tax-secured subordinate bonds this month.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined a three-year cooperation agreement with West Virginia and Ohio to collaborate on areas critical to maximizing shale gas region growth.

The New York City Pension Funds returned 3.4% gross, and 3.15% net of fees, for fiscal 2015, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Heavy lifting remains after political and transit leaders announced an agreement for a five-year New York MTA capital program.

New York City could contribute a lot more to the MTA’s capital plan if the state can stop lockbox raids and give the city more say, says Mayor Bill de Blasio.

With Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate about to its 100th day, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican lawmakers are still far apart.