Paul Burton

The limited federal reimbursement to Massachusetts to cover winter storm-related deficits is a credit negative for its local governments, according to Moody’s.

The market for green bonds is expanding exponentially and New York City should tap it for multiple benefits, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

New York State and New York City comptrollers Thomas DiNapoli and Scott Stringer, respectively, called on the SEC to compel fossil fuel industry companies to better disclosure climate change material risks

Massachusetts intends to sell $550 million of general obligation bonds through a competitive offering, the commonwealth's first under state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

Rising retirement benefit costs are threatening municipal services in California and the problem will worsen short-term, according to a Manhattan Institute report.

Connecticut intends to issue its first all-green bond sale next week, $250 million to finance wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects statewide.

Pennsylvania's Public School Employees' Retirement System named state Rep. Glen Grell executive director effective May 1.

The Providence, R.I., City Council will consider a proposal to borrow $57.7 million for upfront costs of a 1.6-mile streetcar line.

Standard & Poor's affirmed its A-plus rating on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency's Series 2005A capital fund security revenue bonds and removed its rating from credit watch with negative implications.

Raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour in New York City by 2019 would boost wages by $10 billion a year and benefit its nearly 1.5 million workers, Comptroller Scott Stringer said.

Former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is digging in for more pushback from the largest public pension fund in the U.S. in his latest push to give California municipalities more leeway to control pension costs.

A pension-benefit compromise could help Gov. Gina Raimondo fulfill her goal of changing perceptions of Rhode Island.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will nominate Timothy Reese to succeed the disgraced Rob McCord as state treasurer, the governor's office said Tuesday.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell about $1.03 billion of future tax secured subordinate bonds this month.

Former Massachusetts undersecretary of consumer affairs and business regulation Barbara Anthony joined Pioneer Institute as a consultant and senior fellow in health care.

Rhode Island's Supreme Court has disbarred former House of Representatives Speaker Gordon Fox, who pleaded guilty last month to federal corruption charges.

Nine large public pension funds, including those from New York and Connecticut, have asked the SEC to strengthen the disclosure of corporate board diversity.

A judge approved a tentative settlement to most legal challenges to Rhode Island’s 2011 law that overhauled pension benefits for state employees, said Gov. Gina Raimondo.

New York City expects to save $3.4 billion on health care by 2018 through municipal labor agreements, said director of labor relations Robert Linn.

Connecticut's estimated general fund deficit for fiscal 2015 has spiked to $172.8 million and leaders should act on it now, said state Comptroller Kevin Lembo.