Massachusetts

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said state officers pivoted quickly as the coronavirus pandemic escalated.

Ike Papadopoulos brings more than 20 years of investment banking experience, most recently with Ziegler and TD Securities.

MBTA officials insist the moves, which include a capital-to-operating budget shift, are necessary to help seal a coronavirus-related $579 million operating gap.

How effectively bus and train operators can serve commuters coming out of the coronavirus pandemic remains a big question.

The quasi-independent authority, founded in 2004, funds capital improvement projects in public schools throughout the commonwealth.

Neal, the most influential advocate for tax-advantaged bonds in Congress, is assured re-election because Republicans are not fielding a candidate in November.

Rep. Richard Neal was the lead architect of the muni-friendly provisions in the Moving Forward Act which passed the House in July.

The region's bond issuers sold $55.4 billion of municipal debt during the first half of 2020, a 21.1% increase from the same period in 2019.

The shroud of uncertainty surrounding further COVID-19 federal rescue aid has many public transit agencies and advocates antsy.

Transportation officials have spent nearly six years on a Massachusetts Turnpike redesign and an infrastructure merge called the "throat." Time is running short.