Northeast

With plenty of bonds to chew on this week, we detail what's on tap and note a ratings affirmation for the city.

State officials hope boosts to two rating outlooks, an on-time budget, pension revisions and higher reserves will benefit its $244 million refunding.

Gov. Charlie Baker is backing an acceleration plan that is supposed to enable Greater Boston’s mass transit system to catch up after years of neglect.

The lawsuits were filed a day after 11 Democrats in the Senate and a bipartisan group of 47 House lawmakers announced a long-shot effort to repeal the regulation using the Congressional Review Act.

An oversight board approved Philadelphia’s financial plan with some caveats about revenue projections in the event of a recession.

Eli Dvorkin of Center for an Urban Future explores how to improve New York City’s public parks infrastructure, from better staffing to untapped revenue opportunities. Paul Burton hosts.

The Long Island township is emerging from the cloud of SEC scrutiny.

Denise Richardson, who previously held environmental and technology posts for the city, most recently was executive director of a construction trade group.

Separating capital construction projects from transit operations at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly generated many questions and some pushback.

A state report says Connecticut should consider converting eligible state assets into a trust and using state lottery proceeds for its public pension systems.