Massachusetts

With federal costs and an election on the horizon, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey opted for "maintenance budgets."

The MBTA may be moving past its days of literal train wrecks, but creating a better system is costly.

The BB-plus rated borrowing comes as high-yield supply remains strong in the muni market.

The College of the Holy Cross, enjoying rising student demand in a time when other private schools are struggling, will take out variable-rate and taxable debt.

Blockchain-based technology is coming for munis. Despite the market's slow crawl towards modernization, backers believe that the transition is inevitable.

In need of revenue, some state legislatures are turning to their wealthiest residents for additional monies.

The Quincy, Massachusetts, mayor wants the city to issue debt to buy the former Eastern Nazarene campus. There is concern about the city's high debt load.

In addition to building a new patient tower dedicated to cancer care, the bonds will refund nearly all of Dana-Farber's outstanding debt.

Three universities in the Northeast found a market for their bonds despite larger headwinds for the higher education sector in the region.

New Jersey Transit plans to announce a special FIFA ticket on Friday that could cost more than $100 for riders going to MetLife Stadium for World Cup games.

The college's closure is the "tip of the higher ed iceberg," said a bond buyer.

Massachusetts brings double-A-plus level ratings to the competitive deal, comprised of $800 million of new money bonds plus a refunding component.

Triple-A Harvard's latest deal provides, through its offering documents, a snapshot of the state of the Trump administration's campaign against the school.

The commission will oversee procurement after a previous bid faced litigation and allegations of conflicts of interest.

Some Northeast issuers are searching for new borrowing strategies to cope with added costs and federal funding cuts. 

A Massachusetts bill would authorize special obligation bonds to finance upgrades to the state's public university, school, and college campuses.

States and cities in the Northeast will have to balance economic challenges and federal cuts driven by the Trump administration and congressional GOP.

Bank of America provided a letter of credit for Harvard after the Trump administration put it on a list usually reserved for vocational and beauty schools. 

Its triple-A bonds have recovered after cheapening earlier this year under a pressure campaign from the Trump administration.

Massachusetts is set to price its annual transportation deal in early October, even as it plans for a decade of heavy transportation borrowing.