Paul Burton

Harrisburg, Pa., receiver William Lynch chose the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority to enter into exclusive negotiations to purchase the incinerator that has become the face of the city's debt crisis.

On the eve of a refunding for the same amount and with former Gov. David Paterson on board, the agency signs off on spending for capital projects

The Harrisburg, Pa., City Council has launched another legal attempt to fight receivership in Pennsylvania's distressed capital city.

With the initial development period on military housing privatization winding down, coping with uncertainty was the theme of the Bond Buyer conference in Washington.

Moody's Investors Service assigned a negative outlook to the Altoona, Pa., Water Authority's $36.4 million of Series 2007 water revenue refunding bonds while affirming the authority's A1 rating.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority sold $662 million of second-resolution, fixed-rate, tax-exempt new-money and refunding bonds in a sale that was upsized from an initial $450 million.

The New York City Regional Economic Development Council is seeking proposals for projects it could recommend as priorities for the second round of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional council initiative.

Attorneys representing various public-sector employees argue in Rhode Island Superior Court that the reversal of signed contracts was illegally unilateral.

Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty sued the city council, urging a Lackawanna County, Pa., court to force a recovery plan to keep his city from going broke.

Boston has the nation's oldest public transportation system, and the most leveraged. So far, one-shot measures have filled shortfall's but critics complain.

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass a bill to help distressed cities deal with arbitration awards.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released $10 million under its TIGER grant program to modernize the infrastructure and warehouse facilities at the Hunts Point Terminal Market in New York City’s Bronx borough.

The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority is scheduled to sell $195.6 million of general revenue variable-rate refunding bonds on Thursday by competitive bid.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. has scheduled a $312 million sale of multifamily housing revenue bonds through negotiation Thursday, after a one-day retail period.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of a long-sought $3 billion development project to convert the Willets Point, Queens, junkyard area adjacent to the Mets’ Citi Field baseball park into a five-million square foot retail and entertainment district has triggered reactions that range from positive to skeptical.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed Rhode Island's $8.1 billion budget, but warned that storm clouds still hover over the state's cities and towns.

Fearing the loss of casino revenue to a neighboring state, Rhode Island's General Assembly passed an end-of-session bill that gives the state 18% of the take from table games at its Twin River and Newport Grand facilities, should voters approve an enabling referendum this fall.

The Wadsworth Atheneum received a $2 million grant from the Connecticut Bond Commission, helping the Hartford art museum launch the second phase of a renovation project.

Scranton styles itself as "The Electric City," but ongoing financial problems, combined with the discord on display at a City Council meeting last week, raise questions about its ability to keep the lights on at its 19th-century Gothic Revival City Hall.

The Scranton City Council reversed itself Thursday night and approved a transfer of $1 million to the city’s parking authority to make an overdue bond payment.