Tonya Chin

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable on the Long Island Power Authority’s $5.9 billion of outstanding revenue bonds based on restoration costs from Hurricane Sandy.

The election of Puerto Rico's new governor is causing uncertainty among investors and a possible downgrade from Standard & Poor's.

Moody's Investors Service placed on review the Baa2 rating on the U.S. Virgin Island’s gross receipts tax bonds, issued through the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority.

Standard & Poor's lowered West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School's $7.45 million revenue bonds to junk bond level BB-plus from BBB-minus.

Law firm Ballard Spahr LLP hired Holly Horsley as an associate in its New Jersey office.

New York's Nassau County is expected to lose $30 million in sales tax revenue in the two weeks after Hurricane Sandy.

Puerto Ricans on Tuesday voted for a new governor and a new political status.

Moody's Investors Service said on Monday that costs from Hurricane Sandy could further weaken the Long Island Power Authority's financial condition.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the reopening of Atlantic City casinos and lifted the mandatory evacuation order for the city's residents.

Puerto Rico voters will advise on Tuesday if they want to become a state or remain a commonwealth. A statehood vote could affect the island's triple tax-exempt status.

Credit spreads on Puerto Rico bonds continue to widen, improving the risk-reward proposition, according to a report released on Thursday by Alan Schankel at Janney Capital Markets.

New Jersey postponed a $2.6 billion tax and revenue anticipation note sale Friday as other potential bond issuers in the Northeast monitored Hurricane Sandy’s advance up the coast.

Four officials of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey received subpoenas on Thursday, seeking information related to last year's toll hikes.

New York's tax revenue for the first half of the fiscal year has fallen slightly and missed targets, according to a report released by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday.

The New York State Thruway Authority picked Tappan Zee Constructors to begin negotiations on a contract to construct the new $5 billion Tappan Zee bridge.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received the Energy Highway Task Force's blueprint for additional electric generation and transmission capacity.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the A-minus rating on Atlantic City, N.J.'s general obligation debt.

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to negative from stable on South Brunswick Township, N.J.'s general obligation bonds and affirmed its AA rating.

Moody's Investors Service has cut the rating on Nassau County's outstanding general obligation debt to A2 from A1, citing further weakening in the county's financial position.

The city of Philadelphia is expected to sell $71 million of water and wastewater revenue refunding bonds on Wednesday.