Massachusetts

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.

Quantifying the related financial damage will take time, said the rating agency.

The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency unveiled the website ahead of a $49 million sale of fixed- and floating-rate bonds.

The organization chose Karen Daly, Emily Brock, and Lori Schreckengost to receive the annual awards.

The commonwealth also intends to offer $765 million of GO bonds and $160 million of Clean Water Trust bonds.

Minor-league baseball's Pawtucket Red Sox rejected a Rhode Island bonding framework for more generous subsidies in Worcester.

Northeast municipal bond issuance sank 11.7% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year earlier, reflecting a national trend driven by federal tax changes.

As the nation’s most populous state with the largest economy, California could set the upper level benchmark for other large states such as Florida and New York that have not yet announced a sales tax remittance threshold.

The future of a proposed 10-story waterfront building could be riding on the City Council's decision on a $1.12 million bond.

The $41.9 billion spending plan for the only state without a signed budget is on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk.

A conference committee of Senate and House negotiators still must resolve differences over a $41 billion spending plan.

During a webinar Thursday moderated by the National League of Cities, officials pointed out that the South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. sales tax case has been remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court back to the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Congress might provide clarity by preventing states any state from imposing retroactive liability.

Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.

A panel of Senate and House negotiators have yet to reconcile their versions of a $41 billion plan.

The legislature OK'd a bonding framework for an $83 million baseball stadium in Pawtucket as the team weighs a move to Worcester, Massachusetts.

The state's highest court rejected a ballot question that would have asked voters to raise the state income tax on the commonwealth's top earners.

State officials intend to come to market with $225 million of Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue bonds.