Paul Burton

A $63.7 million remarketing of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority general revenue bonds triggered strong retail demand, according to New York MTA’s finance manaher.

Connecticut faces a nearly $100 million deficit for fiscal 2015 should it take no administrative action to manage it, its Office of Policy and Management said in its annual fiscal accountability report.

The pending bankruptcy of the Central Coventry, R.I., Fire District has magnified debate about duplication and accountability within these jurisdictions.

The Central Coventry, R.I., Fire District appears headed for bankruptcy court after state officials and the local union remained stalled over cost concessions.

The Connecticut Siting Council approved Bridgeport's green energy park, consisting of 9,000 solar panels and a 2.8-megawatt fuel cell atop an old and unused landfill — giving a final regulatory clearance for the clean energy project to begin.

Connecticut completed the first project under its local transportation capital improvement program, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Too much job creation in New York is concentrated on low-wage industries, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said in his quarterly economic report.

Starbucks and Chipotle will be among the first tenants to open at the $750 million Steelpointe Harbor in Bridgeport, Conn., city and development officials said.

Harrisburg, Pa., has begun advertising for a consulting firm to help lead the city's long-range comprehensive plan.

Most public pension funds assume rates of return inconsistent with their portfolio allocations and many invest heavily in low-yield assets such as fixed income and real estate, said a Pioneer Institute study.

Better scrutiny and support could help avert future bankruptcies, say public finance experts Richard Ravitch and James Spiotto.

Comptroller Scott Stringer and the New York City Pension Funds have launched an initiative to enable shareowners to nominate directors at U.S. companies using the corporate ballot.

Opinion over how to use an abandoned 3-1/2 mile rail corridor in New York City's Queens borough is as diverse as the neighborhoods within its reach, according to a study.

Time limits to the length of stays in Pennsylvania's distressed-municipalities program will have a mixed effect on Keystone State cities' credits, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Rhode Island has repaid funds the state borrowed to cover unemployment insurance benefit payments, Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced in Cranston on Nov. 10.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has issued nearly $600 million this year, after its recent $58 million sale of mortgage finance program bonds.

New York's MTA unveiled the new Fulton Center complex in lower Manhattan. The $1.4 billion project was conceived after Sept. 11.

Debate resonates in New York City's Queens borough over how to best use a 3-1/2 mile abandoned rail corridor.

Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier is in a neck-and-neck race against Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst in her bid for a fifth term.

Gina Raimondo, who as state general treasurer championed a landmark public-pension overhaul law, became Rhode Island's first female governor Tuesday night.