Ted Phillips

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved bridge and tunnel toll hikes that will yield an additional 7.5% of revenue at its monthly board meeting Wednesday.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York gave both preliminary and final approvals Wednesday to up to $1.4 billion of bonds for education, higher education, and health care projects at a board meeting in Albany.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority plans to market $750 million of triple-A rated subordinate-lien bonds this week, right on the heels of a $1.23 billion general obligation deal from the city earlier this month.

New York State should contribute 20% of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s capital program, a policy think tank and an advocacy group said in a report last week.

Housing developer AvalonBay Communities Inc. and partners will pay $2.2 million to settle a two-year-old discrimination case brought by the U.S. Justice Department regarding a bond-financed multifamily project in New York City.

A Rhode Island judge Monday upheld the constitutionality of the law allowing the state to appoint a receiver to take over the finances of troubled Central Falls.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to competitively price $347 million of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority bonds Wednesday.

Commuter rail service between Boston and Providence will extend south to Warwick, R.I., this year, Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri announced last week.

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. said it will use all tax-exempt bonds in its $513.8 million deal pricing this week instead of including a portion of Build America Bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to sell $850 million of traditional taxable bonds next week to finance construction at the World Trade Center site.

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. plans next week to market its first new-money bonds in seven years. The corporation plans to sell up to $225 million of taxable Build America Bonds and up to $500 million of tax-exempt refunding bonds Tuesday, following a one-day retail order period Monday.

The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority plans to market $1.4 billion of bonds this week to finance various capital projects.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday afternoon said he would reconsider killing a multibillion tunnel project after meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority at a special board meeting on Thursday approved fare hikes expected to yield an additional 7.5% in revenue.

New York City set a record for international orders on its $1.23 billion general obligation deal that priced on Thursday. Foreign buyers placed orders for $123.1 million of taxable Build America Bonds, Comptroller John Liu reported.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ­terminated an $8.7 billion passenger-rail tunnel project Thursday that would have doubled NJTransit rail capacity between New York City and northern New Jersey and created at least 6,000 construction jobs.

Former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi pleaded guilty to a felony on Thursday in a pay-to-play kickback scheme. Hevesi admitted to accepting nearly $1 million in benefits in exchange for approving $250 million of pension fund investments.

NEW YORK - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie terminated an $8.7 billion passenger-rail tunnel project Thursday that would have doubled NJTransit rail capacity between New York City and northern New Jersey and created at least 6,000 construction jobs.

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino wants to join a lawsuit challenging the legality of a tax enacted last year to help fund mass transit capital projects in the New York City area, he announced Wednesday.

The New York Liberty Development Corp. plans to re-offer bonds sold last year to finance development at the World Trade Center site and “re-escrow” the proceeds for at least a month.