Massachusetts

Fixes for aging infrastructure are essential for the Massachusetts economy, Gov. Charlie Baker told investors in Boston.

Massachusetts should protect and boost its reserves to preserve its bond ratings, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg told lawmakers in Boston.

Gov. Charlie Baker and state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg will speak at the sixth annual Massachusetts Investor Conference Dec. 7 in Boston.

Massachusetts voters' rejection of charter school expansion is a credit positive for the commonwealth's urban local governments, said Moody's.

Election Day referendums approved in in Massachusetts and Maine allowing recreational marijuana will provide new revenue streams for the two New England states.

Two large bond proposition approved in Philadelphia and Maine highlighted a busy Election Day in the Northeast region.

Former Chicago Transit Authority manager John Dalton will oversee the long-delayed Green Line extension project in Greater Boston, the MBTA announced.

Revenue constraints from a limit on tax levy growth is a credit negative for several Massachusetts localities, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Underperforming pension systems and limited state flexibility are pressuring Massachusetts municipalities, said S&P.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has banned Wells Fargo from its list of approved underwriters for one year, citing the fake-accounts scandal,

Moody's revises Boston University's outlook to positive from stable while affirming the school's A1 rating.

Amtrak countersued the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority over $30 million for track maintenance between Boston and Rhode Island.

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.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a pilot program to test a vehicle-miles-traveled road fee system.

The control board appointed a year ago to get a handle on the troubled Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is beginning to show progress, though much work remains, Massachusetts transit advocates say.

Butler Snow has hired Stephen E. Weyl to practice law in its public finance, tax incentives, and credit markets groups in Boston.

The MBTA, which operates mass transit in Greater Boston, has issued a request for qualifications regarding an automated fare collection system.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be coming to market on Tuesday with its first competitive deals in at least 15 years when it puts up for bid two sales tax and assessment refinancing transactions totaling about $344.2 million.

Brexit, the United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, may complicate the fiscal strife facing many Northeast states by adding another variable to problems that were already present.

Massachusetts lawmakers send Gov. Charlie Baker a $39.1 billion budget amid ever-widening revenue gap projections.