Connecticut

Connecticut capital Hartford plans to sell nearly $240 million overall though refunding and new money bonds — both general obligation — and BANs.

Connecticut's Bond Commission will vote on more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for community colleges at its special meeting.

Connecticut officials announced a multiyear deal for the Connecticut Whale minor league hockey team to keep playing in Hartford, as part of a deal that could include bonds to modernize the XL Center arena.

Hartford's downtown arena is in store for a makeover through a capital investment from Global Spectrum that will enable the state to bond for improvements.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy's two-year, $21.5 billion budget includes $1.8 billion worth of capital funds and a bioscience initiative for UConn.

Sen. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich, the newest member of the Connecticut Bond Commission, wasted no time grilling Gov. Dannel Malloy about long-term debt.

Connecticut again weighs restoring highway tolls amid budgetary struggles, a raided lockbox transportation fund and less available federal money down the road.

Yale-New Haven Hospital is scheduled to come to market Thursday with a $232 million sale of revenue bonds in three series. Barclays is lead manager.

The House late Tuesday approved more than $50 billion of aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and other states.

Gov. Dannel Malloy touched briefly on Connecticut's finances against the hovering backdrop of the Newtown school shootings in his state of the state address.

Gov. Dannel Malloy announced awards of more than $9 million in Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition grants for 35 communities.

Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a deficit-mitigation bill that Connecticut's legislature passed in a special session last week to help plug a $365 million hole.

Connecticut's persistent budget deficits will be the subject of a special legislative session in which Gov. Dannel Malloy will ask for budget cuts, not long after authorizing Treasurer Denise Nappier to tap an emergency cash flow credit line.

While Connecticut's budget deficit estimates soar, state officials are prepared to tap a line of credit of up to $550 million to fund operations, if needed.

Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management has announced $170 million in cuts, amounting to half its estimated shortfall for the current fiscal year.

The University of Connecticut on Tuesday issued $88 million of UConn2000 Series 2012A special obligation student fee revenue refunding bonds, with an all-in true interest cost of 2.48%.

A report by asset manager Conning that placed Connecticut last among the 50 states in credit quality has state Treasurer Denise Nappier up in arms.

Moody's Investors Service issued an action plan for public finance issuers affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Regular weekday commuter rail service has returned to the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line.

Hurricane Sandy left major challenges for many municipal bond firms after the Financial District of Manhattan was hammered hard by the storm.