Northeast

Incumbents Bill Peduto and Eric Papenfuse were unseated, the Allentown race is too close to call and constitutional amendments to curb a governor's emergency powers appear headed to victory.

Federal aid and vaccine distribution boosted the city's finances and optimism for economic recovery, but uncertainty lurks at the national and state levels.

States are well-positioned to emerge from COVID-19, the investment firm said in its annual grading.

Price indexes in the latest New York manufacturing survey came in higher than expected, furthering inflation concerns.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

After facing outside economic data pressures and rising U.S. Treasuries, municipals ended the week on solid footing ahead of a larger calendar with newly upgraded Connecticut leading with $1 billion of exempt and taxable GOs.

Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency all upgraded the Constitution State ahead of a $1 billion taxable and tax-exempt transaction set for Wednesday.

Voters will decide on constitutional amendments regarding the length of time a governor can implement a disaster declaration without legislative consent.

Proposed remedies were as varied as the candidates themselves as eight leading Democratic candidates jousted in a live televised debate.

In California, where state revenues are pouring in well ahead of projections even before American Rescue Plan funds arrive, lawmakers have spending plans.