Paul Burton

Former Metro-North Railroad president Howard Permut is joining Regional Plan Association as a senior fellow.

Moments after Janney Capital Markets cited "cracks" in the foundation of state credit quality nationwide, Pennsylvania said it would have to loan money to itself to keep running.

New York City's three library systems have at least $1.1 billion in capital needs with 59 branches requiring $5 million or more in maintenance, said a report.

Pennsylvania's House Urban Affairs Committee approved a bill that would enable capital city Harrisburg to develop vacant, desolate, underused or abandoned space.

Massachusetts begins a three-day retail order period for $350 million of general obligation environmental green bonds in a week in which it also has a $330 million GO refunding on the calendar.

The Queens Library board agreed to cooperate with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's audit and placed embattled CEO Thomas Galante on leave.

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. approved $370 million in loans for wastewater improvements in New York City.

Municipal analysts should scrutinize local pension plans because they are subject to more event risk, according to a report by Loop Capital Markets.

In Rhode Island, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will face off for governor after winning primaries on a day that also featured primaries in Massachusetts and New York.

The Massachusetts Housing Partnership, which received a AA-minus rating from S&P, expects to sign a new funding agreement with Fannie Mae this week.

State Farm agreed to a three-year sponsorship deal with Pennsylvania in the first agreement under the P3 law Gov. Tom Corbett signed in 2012.

Pension obligations are no different than borrowing obligations, public finance expert Richard Ravitch told a group of investors in New York.

Pennsylvania opting in to Medicaid expansion is a credit positive for hospitals in the state, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

Robert Thompson of New York City Transit and Joan Nyron of the Pratt Center for Community Development will discuss bus rapid transit at the New York Transit Museum on Sept. 10.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration must secure enough funding for public housing repairs, said New York City Comptroller Scot Stringer.

University of Pennsylvania economist Kevin Gillen is the keynote speaker at the Sept. 26 meeting of the Philadelphia Area Municipal Analyst Society.

Harrisburg, Pa., recovering from the brink of bankruptcy, made its latest general obligation bond payment two weeks early.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's warnings about Scranton's unfunded pension liability intensify debate over state and local pension liability.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to sell about $425 million of bonds over the next two weeks, according to officials.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued an RFP for an air-rights project at its Hynes Convention Center station over the Turnpike.