Massachusetts

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.