Massachusetts

The commonwealth's rainy-day fund exceeds $2 billion for the first time in 11 years, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said.

Regional demographics are a powerful factor as colleges chase enrollment.

The negotiated $31.4 million sale is part of a planned $100 million the city will sell to finance Polar Park, the planned home of the Worcester Red Sox.

The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency priced a $79 million refunding sale of Series 2018C taxable housing bonds.

The debt issuance by Worcester, Massachusetts, to build a minor-league baseball stadium will probably not affect the city’s credit quality, according to Moody's.

With Democratic majority, Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, a supporter of tax-exempt bond financing, would chair the Ways and Means committee.

The three states are in the bottom of a ranking of state fiscal conditions by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

The whistleblower responsible for federal investigations and lawsuits accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud and collusion in the remarketing of variable rate demand obligations will likely be forced to go public because of a recent ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court.

The final piece of the deal to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester is in place.

The town is moving ahead with plans to buy 23 acres for a new town center, starting with the construction of a new fire station.