Connecticut

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim joined Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo to unveil an online portal that contains real-time city financial information.

Luke Bronin ran for Hartford mayor because he didn’t like what he saw in Connecticut’s capital city. What he found in office was even worse, but Bronin says he can turn the city around with state and regional help.

Bonds that funded the stalled minor-league baseball stadium in Hartford, Conn., could appeal to investors with appetite for risk, said Richard Larkin of Stoever Glass.

The second bond-rating upgrade in 10 months for New Britain, Conn., is further proof the city is moving in the right direction, said Mayor Erin Stewart.

Construction resumed on a minor-league baseball stadium in Hartford, Conn., after city officials finalized an agreement for surety provider Arch Insurance to finish the project.

State budget troubles provided the backdrop as Connecticut sold $650 million in general obligation bonds and GO green bonds.

Laurie Martin is deputy chief investment officer for Connecticut’s $30 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, state Treasurer Denise Nappier announced.

Hartford, Conn., Mayor Luke Bronin called his city's four-notch downgrade to junk by Moody's "a sober assessment" of the city's fiscal state.

A House Democrat from Connecticut wants to use federal funds to construct a proposed $10 billion system of interstate highway tunnels in Hartford, Conn., that the state highway department deemed too expensive.

A school funding case adds another layer of financial uncertainty for the beleaguered state government.

Hartford’s four-notch downgrade by S&P to BBB was dramatic, given the markets’ longstanding awareness of the fiscal woes in Connecticut’s capital city.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin timed his latest dire financial picture about his city’s government with a call for a regional approach to problem solving in Connecticut’s cities.

Admitting its budget imbalance problem is Connecticut's first step to reversing bond rating downgrades, said state Comptroller Kevin Lembo.

Surety provider Arch Insurance will take over costs and oversee construction of a stalled minor-league ballpark in Hartford, Conn., Mayor Luke Bronin announced.

Fitch downgraded Connecticut's outstanding special tax obligation bonds to AA-minus from AA, citing its revised U.S. tax-supported rating criteria.

Connecticut's two largest pension funds exceeded benchmarks but only returned 0.26% and 0.25%, state Treasurer Denise Nappier announced.

Northeast issuers sold $57.4 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, a 3% increase from the first six months of 2015, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Connecticut sold $250 million in tax-exempt general obligation bonds at a record low overall interest rate, said Treasurer Denise Nappier.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans to offer $185 million in bonds in August.

Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Baa1 rating to the city of New Haven, Conn.'s $121.8 million general obligation bonds, issue of 2016, Series A.