Paul Burton

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell $750 million of tax-exempt, fixed rate, new money bonds on June 17 after a two-day retail order period.

New York City should continue to build up its budgetary cushion to protect against further economic downturns or natural disasters, Comptroller Scott Stringer told a City Council committee.

Transparency following an unusually harsh winter and amid other challenges sends an important message to bond rating agencies, said Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

New York City is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal 2015 and a balanced budget for fiscal 2016, said state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. board approves a $680 million inaugural sustainable neighborhood bond transaction, expected to price next week.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a five-year, $82.7 million resiliency plan for the MBTA after a winter that paralyzed the transit system.

Passing poor legislation and calling it pension reform will backfire on Pennsylvania if it does not change the underlying actuarial math, an actuary told state lawmakers.

Former Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Stephen Reed, one day after agents raided his home, told reporters he has Stage 4 prostate cancer.

Connecticut's lawmakers, like students cramming for final exams, approved a two-year, $40.3 billion budget at 11:30 p.m. and on the heels of an all-nighter.

Pennsylvania's local pension problems extend well beyond poster-child Scranton, said state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

Agents representing Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office raided the Harrisburg home of its former mayor, Stephen Reed.

Carmen Bianco will retire later this year as president of New York City Transit, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced June 2.

Connecticut's full legislature is set to vote on a $40 billion biennial budget after lawmakers struck a tentative deal with Gov. Dannel Malloy over the weekend.

Newly discovered meeting tapes may shed additional light on Scranton’s 2002 pension incentive, said Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

With Pennsylvania’s bond rating at stake, lawmakers and officials this week resume the compelling debate over state and local unfunded pension liabilities.

State Treasurer Seth Magaziner and retired Superior Court Judge Frank Williams urged Rhode Island lawmakers to approve the pension overhaul lawsuit compromise.

Brattle Group of Cambridge, Mass., will complete an independent analysis of the potential impacts to Boston of the 2024 Summer Olympic, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. expects in June to price its inaugural sustainable neighborhood bonds transaction — a first nationally, say officials.

Beverly Scott, the animated former general manager of the Greater Boston transit system, says states and localities must push for new infrastructure investment.

Retired Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Frank Williams will mediate the lawsuit against now-defunct video game company 38 Studios.