Massachusetts

The MBTA, which operates the Greater Boston mass-transit system, expects to cut its projected fiscal 2017 operating deficit by 43%, to $138 million.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority paid out an estimated $236 million in net swap interest the past 15 years, said a Pioneer Institute report.

Issuers in the Northeast sold $102.9 billion of municipal bonds in 2015, almost 9% above the previous year's volume.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposed $39.6 billion executive indicates “mildly positive” credit trends, said Standard & Poor’s.

The study in contrasts these days between Massachusetts and Connecticut boils down to two words: General Electric.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and casino mogul Steve Wynn struck a deal in which the city dropped its lawsuit to stop a casino in a neighboring community in exchange for $68 million in mitigation funds.

Unused sick time among Greater Boston transit employees amounts to a perk of up to $49 million, according to a Pioneer Institute report.

Massachusetts celebrates and Connecticut winces as General Electric announces plans to move its world headquarters to Boston.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded UMass Memorial Health Care revenue bonds out of junk to Baa3 from Ba1, affecting $265 million of rated debt.

Early projections of diminished revenues at Plainridge Park Casino say little about the industry’s long-term viability in Massachusetts, said gaming chief Stephen Crosby.