Paul Burton

Calling it "the most talked-about empty building in the Bronx," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday an initiative to redevelop the site of the Kingsbridge Armory.

Nassau County, N.Y., won a court case last week in a dispute over payment of tax rebates to homeowners, but the county can expect a court challenge.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office will initiate an audit of Nassau County's contracting procedures, which a state board that oversees the county's finances had requested last month.

Harrisburg's City Council has delayed a vote on overriding mayor Linda Thompson's veto of the $54.3 million annual budget, citing a law that requires a three-day waiting period after the veto.

Dire warnings about the future of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission based on a $450 million-per-year infrastructure payment requirement are overstated, according to a research report.

Bond lawyers and restructuring experts agreed that bankruptcy court approval of pension agreements between Central Falls, R.I., and its retirees and public sector unions is good for the bond market.

The New York Senate on Monday confirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's nomination of Joseph Lhota as chairman and chief executive of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York City's transit system.

Suffolk County, N.Y., armed with a new executive and stung by adverse rating actions, has formed a task force to review its operating budget.

Patrick Rogers will resign Friday as chief of staff and executive counsel to Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee. George Zainyeh will succeed him.

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, who championed the state law that changed the pension system for public employees, received the 2011 Urban Innovator Award from the Manhattan Institute for Public Research.

Gloria Martin-Roberts is the latest Harrisburg City Council member to announce her candidacy for state representative in the 103rd Legislative District.

The Maine Municipal Bond Bank has scheduled a bond sale for the week of April 25, its board confirmed Thursday.

Connecticut and Jackson Laboratory finalized their agreement for the Bar Harbor, Maine, company to build a $1.1 billion personalized-medicine laboratory at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.

"Questionable practices" regarding the financings of the incinerator retrofit project in Harrisburg, Pa., merit a further investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the attorney for the City Council said in a report issued Friday.

Casino dominoes are toppling in the Northeast as states scramble to obtain or preserve gambling revenue, often packaging the initiatives as job creation in a shaky economy.

Peter Bondi, a longtime member of the Municipal Bond Club of New York, died Jan. 2 after a long illness. He was 58

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday placed the Ba1 general obligation bond rating of Woonsocket, R.I., on review for possible downgrade, affecting about $205 million of debt.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to build a convention center in Queens, repair many bridges and highways, legalize non-Indian casino gambling, and earmark $1 billion for jobs in Buffalo.

Rhode Island two months ago overhauled its public employee pension system, but its work is far from over.

Suffolk County, N.Y., has scheduled an $83.6 million competitive sale of Series 2012 water system revenue refunding bonds for Thursday.