Paul Burton

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.

With Pennsylvania three weeks into fiscal 2016 and still no budget approved, municipal analysts say the content of the spending plan is more important than the timeliness.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which needs up to $14 billion to plug a gap in its proposed five-year capital plan, receives an encouraging signal from City Hall.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer asked the New York City Council to delay its vote on restricting the number of cars that tech-driven ride service Uber can put on the streets.

The outlook for Pennsylvania's most financially troubled school districts will remain bleak, according to Moody's.

The governing body of the Wyatt jail in Central Falls, R.I., made an initial $100,000 forbearance payment to the once-bankrupt city and named Daniel Martin warden.