Paul Burton

Possible voter repeal of a three-year-old law authorizing casinos adds another wacky element to the Massachusetts gambling licensing process and could blow a $73 million hole in the commonwealth's budget.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation and a consortium of eight Long island Rail Road unions are scheduled to meet before the National Mediation Board.

Keolis, 70%-owned by the French national railway SNCF, assumed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail operations.

The managing directors of PFM Group Inc. closed on a capital transaction in which they own all the equity of Philadelphia consulting firm as of June 30.

Pennsylvania lawmakers remained stalled over pension overhaul, for which Gov. Tom Corbett is pushing for passage.

Pennsylvania’s Senate on Monday afternoon was scheduled to resume debate over the House-approved $29.1 billion budget bill, amid a call for pension change by Gov. Tom Corbett.

Moses Afonso Ryan agreed to pay $4.37 million to settle with Rhode Island over the state's lawsuit for its role as a 38 Studios bond deal advisor.

James Diossa, 29, is the new face of Central Falls as the 19,000-population Rhode Island city recovers from bankruptcy.

Formalizing an agreement brokered last week with Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York City Council approved a $75 billion municipal budget for fiscal 2015.

Senate wrangling is next after Pennsylvania's House passed a $29.1 billion budget for fiscal 2015.

Former Providence, R.I., Mayor Buddy Cianci, who served five years for racketeering, said he will launch a third effort to reclaim City Hall.

New York's MTA would draw down an additional $40 million annually in pay-as-you-go funding under its offer to LIRR unions, chairman Thomas Prendergast said.

Pennsylvania's proposed $29.1 billion budget is headed to the House floor after its appropriations committee approved it.

Fitch Ratings, countering a state-sponsored report, said a failure by Rhode Island to pay 38 Studios moral obligation bonds not drag Rhode Island's GOs to junk level.

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and former FAA chief Jane Garvey will chair an advisory commission that will study the challenges of New York's MTA.

New York's MTA revised its offer to the Long Island Rail Road workers in an attempt to avoid a strike, offering 17% pay increases over seven years, including a retroactive period

Public Financial Management Inc. points to municipal clients that have avoided state oversight, some receiving bond-rating upgrades, as signs of progress in its nearly three years in Rhode Island.

An upgrade from S&P helped generate $396 million worth of transportation revenue bond retail orders, according to New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Moody's upgraded formerly bankrupt Central Falls, R.I., to Ba3 from B1 and changed the city's outlook to stable from positive.

New York's MTA is weighing a proposal for a 16,000-square foot eatery at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall, operated by restaurateur Claus Meyer.