New York

Local government spending in New York State on roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8% to 2012 from 2010.

In Rhode Island, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will face off for governor after winning primaries on a day that also featured primaries in Massachusetts and New York.

Pension obligations are no different than borrowing obligations, public finance expert Richard Ravitch told a group of investors in New York.

Robert Thompson of New York City Transit and Joan Nyron of the Pratt Center for Community Development will discuss bus rapid transit at the New York Transit Museum on Sept. 10.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration must secure enough funding for public housing repairs, said New York City Comptroller Scot Stringer.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to sell about $425 million of bonds over the next two weeks, according to officials.

New York City's Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. plans to sell $2 billion of tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds on Sept. 23 after a two-day retail order period.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called on Congress to reauthorize the federal Export-Import Bank, citing its benefits to the local economy.

Mount Sinai and NYU Langone became the first hospitals to advertise on MetroCards, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

Kenneth Schuhmacher, former general counsel and commercial director of Skanska Infrastructure Development North America, joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

The New York Transit Museum will host a discussion on bus rapid transit expansion plans in New York City's demographically changing outer boroughs on Sept. 10.

Metro-North Railroad's emphasis on on-time performance worsened the safety culture at the commuter rail line, said a report commissioned by New York's MTA.

New York City reached a tentative contract agreement with school safety agents and special officers, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

A hurricane financing expert praised a $56 million plan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to harden parts of New York City through wetlands protection.

Atlanta-based IFS Securities hired former New York Gov. David Paterson as chief strategist of U.S. affairs and chairman of the firm's advisory board.

New York City has reached tentative seven-year, four-month contract agreements with SEIU Local 300 and the United Probation Officers Association, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

New York City's Department of Education failed to recoup a cumulative $356 million in federal Medicaid funds between fiscal 2012 and 2014, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Lockport, N.Y. government may run out of money by the end of August, a spokesman for New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer envisions further tweaks to city's pension system, which he and Mayor Bill de Blasio expect to reveal early next year.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer unveiled an agreement with the city's Economic Development Corp. to provide vendor names, contract amounts and other info on the Checkbook NYC website.