Northeast

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority board intends to vote on its $16.7 billion operating budget as outyear deficits and other challenges hover.

While citing “noticeable, across-the-board improvements,” state Auditor Eugene DePasquale said significant work remains for the distressed city's three pension plans.

New Jersey's second-largest city resolved a feud over the bi-state agency's properties and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements.

Americans place almost $150 billion in illegal sports bets annually, according to the American Gaming Association.

The bank won't say what led to Stratford Shields' firing; his representative accused the firm of engineering the ouster.

The commonwealth's rainy-day fund exceeds $2 billion for the first time in 11 years, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said.

Wells Fargo will replace Stratford Shields, who is out following an administrative leave.

Legal limbo surrounds Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam as he closes his first year in office.

Fitch Ratings said the BB-minus rating on Brightline’s $600 million of private activity bonds was removed because the project has changed strategic focus.

Officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration trumpet New York City’s healthcare savings program. Budget watchdogs don't buy it.