Paul Burton

The Commonwealth Financing Authority has begun accepting applications for five programs established by the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund, Gov. Tom Corbett's administration announced.

The Citizens Budget Commission in New York City honored Mayor Michael Bloomberg's economic team at its annual dinner.

Connecticut officials announced a multiyear deal for the Connecticut Whale minor league hockey team to keep playing in Hartford, as part of a deal that could include bonds to modernize the XL Center arena.

U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III refused to reconsider the January dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the state recovery plan for Harrisburg, Pa.

Commitments to minority and women-owned business enterprises have increased to nearly $8 billion over three years, said New York City Comptroller John Liu.

Boston plans to sell $176 million of tax-exempt, fixed-rate general obligation bonds, with the new-money component to benefit its capital improvement plan.

Providence, R.I.'s lawsuit accusing an actuary of miscalculating savings on pension benefits reflects greater exposure of advisors to liability, experts say.

Four of New York City's five pension funds have voted to invest $500 million in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, according to city Comptroller John Liu, with the fifth expected to follow suit.

Providence, R.I., sued longtime actuary Buck Consultants, accusing it of miscalculating $700,000 of savings the city expected to realize through pension overhaul.

The Wildlife Conservation Society, which will reopen parts of the hurricane-damaged New York Aquarium in the spring, will sell bonds this week for Bronx Zoo renovations.

The head of Lancaster County, Pa.'s waste authority criticized Moody's for warning about negative credit implications regarding its pending deal for the Harrisburg incinerator.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will come to market with roughly $289 million of general revenue refunding bonds through negotiation.

Camelot Global Services of Britain has again extended its bid to privatize the Pennsylvania lottery while Gov. Tom Corbett considers appealing the contract's denial by state attorney general Kathleen Kane.

The Harrisburg, Pa., school district's chief recovery officer presented a five-year outline and said $261 million of long-term bond debt 'keeps me up at night.'

Standard & Poor's lowered by three notches its long-term rating on bonds issued for Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon, Pa., to B-plus from BB-plus.

Hartford's downtown arena is in store for a makeover through a capital investment from Global Spectrum that will enable the state to bond for improvements.

New York City plans to sell more than $1 billion in general obligation bonds starting next week. The total will reach an estimated $1.42 billion by mid-March.

Standard & Poor's lowered its school issuer credit rating on the Aliquippa, Pa.'s School District's general obligation debt to BBB from BBB-plus, while keeping a negative outlook.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority sold $456 million of second resolution, fixed-rate, tax-exempt new money bonds through negotiation.

Rhode Island's tax structure is hindering is recovery efforts, according to an economic development study that Gov. Lincoln Chafee commissioned.