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The private passenger train project in Florida also faces new litigation from longtime adversary Indian River County.

Henry Beck, an attorney and former lawmaker tapped as the next Maine treasurer, is focused on maintaining the state’s bond ratings.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a second look at the planned L-train shutdown while Sen. Charles Schumer called the authority slow in positive train control.

Doñé will take a key advisory role in the nation's fourth-largest pension system.

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.