Paul Burton

New York’s MTA expects to resubmit its five-year capital program request to state officials by the end of next month, Chairman Thomas Prendergast said.

Interim Rhode Island Treasury chief of staff Jeff Padwa will take the permanent position, state Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operating budget is unsustainable, said a report by its new fiscal oversight board.

Pennsylvania Auditor Eugene DePasquale’s pending report will weigh the effect of the state budget impasse on schools districts and social service agencies.

Pennsylvania’s budget dispute is nearing its third month, with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican lawmakers still at odds.

Some documents related to the 38 Studios lawsuit may remained sealed, a Rhode Island judge ruled.

Based on GASB 25 data, 2014 was the best year for state pensions since the recession, Loop Capital Markets said in its public pension funding review.

New Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner touted a $175 million debt restructuring and a green-themed Infrastructure Bank as progress for the state.

Connecticut is accepting applications for a new grant program designed to help communities plan for remediating and redeveloping clusters of brownfield sites.

Connecticut received a $700,000 federal grant to study of transit-oriented development in the Hartford line corridor, which covers New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, Mass.

The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to reconvene with lawmakers and Gov. Tom Wolf still at odds over how to fund the $30 billion fiscal 2016 budget.

A Pennsylvania court upheld theft and corruption charges against former Harrisburg mayor Stephen Reed and sent the case to trial.

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein signs off on the state's second partial settlement in the 38 Studios lawsuit.

It’s about the economy, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says in an interview.

Scranton, Pa., has chosen a National Development Council bidding team to operate its parking assets under a P3 that could improve the city’s reputation in the bond markets.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell $1.15 billion in future tax-secured subordinate bonds in September.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday expects to open its long-delayed 1.5-mile extension of the No. 7 subway line, a $2.4 billion, city-backed project.

Standard & Poor’s says its ratings for Pennsylvania, including AA-minus on general obligation bonds, are unchanged despite lack of a signed budget for fiscal 2016.

Harrisburg, Pa., faces a revenue gap next year of $6 million less than what state receivers projected in their 2013 recovery plan, said Mayor Eric Papenfuse.

Gov. Gina Raimondo and other Rhode Island officials will push for a bond rating upgrade when they meet with rating agencies.