Paul Burton

President Obama appointed Beverly Scott, former general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Connecticut bond panel approval of $546 million in GO bonds, including a block of Gov. Dannel Malloy’s priority transportation, raises questions about debt load.

New Jersey Senate President Michael Sweeney called on the federal government to provide $1 trillion of low-interest loans for states with large unfunded pension liabilities.

The addition of Plainridge Park Casino, the first to open in Massachusetts, has heated up the competition for gamblers, according to Fitch Ratings.

"Detroit's a much better credit than it was two years ago," its former emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, told a municipal bond market group.

MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast called on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to quintuple the city's capital plan contribution to $3.2 billion.

Cities and states should manage their money with caution even amid improving conditions, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer told investors and public officials.

Beyond the initial cheerleading, questions about transit pieces follow the announced construction of a new LaGuardia Airport in New York.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wants the governors of New Jersey and New York to meet with him in two weeks to advance a stalled Hudson River tunnel project.

Vice President Joseph Biden, who once likened New York’s LaGuardia Airport to a “third world country,” joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo to announce its rebuilding.

Former Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr will speak at a municipal finance conference in Boston hosted by Brandeis International Business School and the Federal Reserve Bank.

Three public pension funds have sued New Jersey in the parties’ latest legal joust, accusing the state of violating a contract by underfunding their plans.

Fitch Ratings removed its negative outlook on Connecticut's general obligation bond rating, restoring a stable outlook while affirming its AA rating.

New York City should ramp up its contribution to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's five-year capital program to $3 billion, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Proceeds from Rhode Island's $175 million general obligation bond refunding will benefit economic development and school construction initiatives, said Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

Massachusetts Port Authority officials say upgrades from two rating agencies boosted their $171.5 million revenue bond sale.

The chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed a series of steps to free the agency’s $32 billion capital plan from state limbo.

A coalition of state and city finance officials led by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner wants the SEC to require greater transparency from PE firms that manage public pension funds.

While New York's MTA seeks funding for its proposed $32 billion capital plan, state officials are prodding the agency to expand in design-build project delivery.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio shelved a plan to restrict the expansion of tech-oriented car service Uber pending a traffic-impact study.