Connecticut

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's oversubscribed sale of tax-exempt bonds generated more than $400 million in orders on one day, officials said.

Connecticut's two largest pension funds each posted net investment returns of nearly 16% for the fiscal year ended June 30, state Treasurer Denise Nappier said.

Tom Foley won the Republican primary for Connecticut governor, setting up a rematch with incumbent Democrat Dannel Malloy.

Bridgeport, Conn., buoyed by an improved outlook from Moody's, plans to sell $75 million of GO bonds.

Armed with an upward revision from Moody's Investors Service, New Haven, Conn., plans sell $90.2 million of general obligation bonds.

Northeast bond issuance was stronger in the first half of 2014 than it was in the United States.

Connecticut's short-term investment fund returned more than triple what similar money market funds pay over the past five years, said Treasurer Denise Nappier.

Gov. Dannel Malloy launched a project aimed at expanding Connecticut's natural gas distribution systems.

The Connecticut Bond Commission approved the authorization of nearly $15 million in funding for nonprofit organizations.

The Connecticut Bond Commission is expected to approve $3 million to fund short-term fixes to the 118-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk, said Gov. Dannel Malloy.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has honored Connecticut's Treasury Department for excellence in financial reporting

The Connecticut Bond Commission is set to approve $2.75 million for the new Barnum train station in East Bridgeport, said Gov. Dannel Malloy.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on July 7 announced a $19.2 million package of state funding for six development and improvement projects in downtown Waterbury, as well as funding to redesign the signal system for Metro-North Railroad’s Waterbury commuter branch.

Connecticut and New York's MTA will jointly pursue $349 million in federal resiliency funds to replace the 118-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Infrastructure in New York City and around the Northeast is crumbling. How to pay to fix it is a question without easy answers.

Fitch placed $34.3 million of Bridgeport Hospital bonds on rating watch positive, citing its pending transaction with Yale New Haven Health System.

Connecticut will save nearly $95 million over 11 years from its $822 million general obligation refinancing, said Treasurer Denise Nappier.

How utilities pay for damage related to Hurricane Sandy affects credit quality, Standard & Poor's said in a report.

Connecticut lawmakers worked over the weekend and burned midnight oil before passing a $19 billion budget for fiscal 2014-15 that failed to end partisan sniping.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy called for several state investments in major highway, bridge and rail projects as part of a five-year capital infrastructure program.