Paul Burton

Allegheny County, Pa., whose seat is Pittsburgh, will sell $169 million in general obligation bonds, with officials relieved over no rating downgrade.

In the aftermath of the 38 Studios fiasco, a study calls for reorganizing the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. under a new commerce secretary.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to continue its aggressive borrowing with $3.1 billion in bond sales over the next three months.

The finance committee of New York's MTA authorized an increase in the amount of fuel-hedging capacity, which budget officials say minimizes volatility.

Public hearings on the debt structure of the Harrisburg, Pa., incinerator retrofit project have been rescheduled for Oct. 4.

New York City will sell $1.2 billion of general obligation bonds through negotiation in October.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri took responsibility for his support of failed video game company 38 Studios but also blaming current governor Lincoln Chafee.

Gov. Tom Corbett has named William Sasso of Gwynedd Valley chairman of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure and Investment Authority, or Pennvest.

Harrisburg, Pa.'s mayor has requested a $6,500 increase in travel costs above what the City Council allocated her office in fiscal 2012.

Standard & Poor's upgraded its underlying rating on Salem's general obligation debt to A-plus from A.

Massachusetts will sell $400 million of general obligation bonds on Tuesday and $1.2 billion of revenue anticipation notes two days later, both competitively.

Mayor Charles Moreau's resignation and guilty plea in a kickback scheme will help Central Falls, R.I., start anew after bankruptcy, but questions linger.

The mayor of Central Falls, R.I., resigned and agreed to plead guilty to corruption charges two weeks after the city's exit from bankruptcy protection.

Pennsylvania expects to save employers up to $100 million in interest payments over seven years with its $2.8 billion sale of unemployment compensation bonds, its labor department says.

Rhode Island will buy 82 acres of the Rocky Point property in Warwick for $9.7 million to develop as a state park, using bond money voters approved in 2010.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a $1 billion refunding bond sale as budget uncertainty, a court appeal and fare increases hover.

Strained Northeast cities look to service sharing for savings and cost efficiencies, while tearing down old barriers of turf and jobs.

Emerging from Chapter 9 bankruptcy without a bond default is a credit positive for Central Falls and other Rhode Island municipalities, according to Moody's.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Erie County, Pa. to Aa2 from Aa3.

The chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority warned about reducing or even eliminating unlimited fare and other MetroCard discounts.