Massachusetts

Northeast issuers sold $93.1 billion of municipal bonds in 2013, down 17.4% from 2012.

Without taxpayer support, the ubersecretive $1.6 billion MBTA retirement fund would go broke between 2024 and 2036, said a report by Boston's Pioneer Institute.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a $23.9 million contract to repair three bridges spanning the Merrimack River in Haverhill.

Standard & Poor's raised its general obligation rating for Springfield, Mass., to AA-minus from A, with a stable outlook.

Massachusetts will advance its timetable by four years to 2036 for fully funding its pension system, under the budget Gov. Deval Patrick's administration has proposed.

Gov. Deval Patrick submitted his final budget to Massachusetts lawmakers Wednesday, proposing a $36 billion spending plan for fiscal 2015 that would increase spending nearly 5%.

The Massachusetts pension reserves investment trust fund returned 15.2% in calendar 2013, marking an investment gain of $7.9 billion, according to the Pension Reserves Investment Management board.

Boston is weighing a push for Massachusetts casino host community status even though voters in one neighborhood rejected one proposal.

The frenetic scramble for Massachusetts resort casino licenses has generated a host of intricate, juicy moving parts -- bizarre, even by Bay State standards.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Beverly Scott will receive the Transportation Research Board's Sharon D. Banks Award for humanitarian leadership in transportation.

Northeastern University has scheduled a $250 million bond sale, with proceeds to help fund construction of a science and engineering building.

Massachusetts' pension fund will receive $11.3 million as part of a settlement with Countrywide Services Corp., Attorney General Martha Coakley's office announced.

Massachusetts can claim good public relations and possibly a moral high ground with its enhanced disclosure initiatives, but what tangible benefits do they bring?

BNY Mellon has agreed to reimburse Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management $15.6 million related to foreign currency exchange overcharges, PRIM's board said.

Additional guidance from the SEC should provide some clarity to how the proposed trading restrictions under its new municipal advisor registration rule apply to municipal issuers, a securities industry official said.

Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman announced a $265 million settlement related to a class action against the former Massey Energy, which now does business as Alpha Appalachia Holdings.

Law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP added Jamey Tesler as of counsel to its government law and policy practice group.

Massachusetts will hold its third annual investor conference, which Treasurer Steven Grossman touts as art of the commonwealth's enhanced investor disclosure program.

Boston's MBTA will launch late-night service in the spring, said Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who found $20 million from state funding and corporate pledges.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority passed $10 billion in infrastructure financing since its 2004 inception, state Treasurer Steven Grossman announced.