Thomas Nocera joined The Bond Buyer in 2022 to cover the Northeast region. He began his career in local journalism, covering crime, politics, business, and the culture of New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn. During the pandemic, Thomas covered the national healthcare industry for the Guardian News and later worked with the GroundTruth Foundation to report on protest movements in New York in addition to the state of a federally managed refugee resettlement program struggling in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thomas received a masters degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and is a former fellow of the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
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Georgia Power and Oglethorpe Power agreed to new terms for cost overruns on two new Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors.
October 18 -
Officials in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island say a multi-state coalition will help address the challenges of the new wind energy industry.
October 13 -
An EPA investigation will focus on potential discrimination against Black communities in the distribution of wastewater improvement funds following complaints from public advocacy groups.
October 12 -
KBRA upgraded the long-term rating on the state's special tax obligation transportation infrastructure purposes bonds to AAA with stable outlook from AA-plus ahead of the deal, slated for the week of Oct. 16.
October 11 -
The minor league venue in the Massachusetts city didn't generate enough revenue in its first two seasons to pay for all of the debt service.
October 10 -
It's the bank's eighth issuance of its climate-certified one-year notes. Buy-in starts at $100.
October 5 -
Economic and demographic trends working against revenues at U.S. higher education institutions are very evident in West Virginia at the start of the school year.
October 4 -
Spartanburg, South Carolina inked a $425 million deal that will build a single-A baseball stadium and surrounding residential and commercial development.
September 29 -
Following multiple revisions and debate that stretched into the new fiscal year, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the tax relief package.
September 28 -
The eleven member General Assembly Joint Tax Credit Review Panel has met several times since the end of the 2023 legislative session.
September 27 -
Fitch Ratings affirmed the city's AA-plus GO rating while bumping the outlook on certificates of participation sold for its city courthouse.
September 26 -
Costs jumped faster than revenues increased for the New Jersey Meadowlands mall in 2022, according to its annual financial report.
September 22 -
The nonprofit regional healthcare system reported six straight years of operational losses in its most recent financial report.
September 21 -
Miami-Dade County is fighting Florida lawmakers' latest attempts of a takeover of its expressway authority.
September 20 -
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to suspend state taxes on gas and diesel as fuel costs remain stubbornly high nationwide.
September 18 -
The 'Ports of Tomorrow ' event was carried out in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Regional Plan Association.
September 15 -
The new study will identify potential new rail stations along a 13.6 mile stretch of its $4.8 billion BeltLine plan to redevelop a former freight rail line.
September 13 -
"I had no idea what public finance was going into it," Olyvia Jarmoszka said. "Dealing with the government was actually something that I enjoyed, considering my education."
September 13 -
"What I've learned is to do my best no matter what and always have internal goals for myself," Brittany Whelan said.
September 13 -
"I've always been interested in the fiscal health of a city or county, it goes to the health of the people really," Rob Widigan said.
September 13
