Northeast

The Garvee bonds would fund the reconstruction of the stretch through downtown Providence.

Soaring April tax collections have positioned New Jersey for its first rainy day fund deposit since 2008.

Merrigan, a Vietnam veteran who led Ziegler's municipal research team, has died at 68.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the state needs to overhaul pension and health benefits to rebuild its ratings.

Moody's put the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's A3 rating on review for a downgrade in the wake of the Puerto Rico ruling.

Reports of overtime abuse, a call for a prosecutor and strained labor relations, intermingled with a fiscal crisis, produced an explosive board meeting.

As the innovation- and resilience-themed Smart Cities conference begins, questions include how well is New York prepared for another Sandy-like catastrophe.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded tax-exempt bonds issued for a Syracuse, New York, shopping mall expansion to the last rung above junk.

The urgent need to repair and upgrade the housing stock may offset leeriness over private development.

The state's municipalities generally enjoy high bond ratings. Whether they can sustain them in bad times is still up for question.