Northeast

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton plans to maintain day-to-day operations from home after a positive coronavirus test.

Chairman Patrick Foye says that the outbreak has no material effect for now, and the authority promises to continue timely disclosure.

S&P Global Ratings is postponing a March 31 forum on public housing bonds due to concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19.

The revenue package for the $18 billion bond bill includes a proposed rise in gas and corporate taxes that Gov. Charlie Baker opposes.

Ramifications extend well beyond the three-level Brooklyn-Queens Expressway structure that is one of the most reviled pieces of city infrastructure.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s fifth budget proposal seeks to shield the city from a potential recession.

Cash-flow struggles amid sharp tuition revenue declines the past few years placed the Philadelphia private college on the verge of another credit downgrade one year after its rating was dropped into low investment grade territory.

The city on Long Island tapped municipal finance veteran Donna Gaden to steer a turnaround following years of structural deficits.

Recently elected Mayor Justin Elicker revived an old municipal battle cry with a call for more contributions from Yale University and Yale New Haven Health.

The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia filed for Chapter 11 this week, burdened by debt sold to construct its building.