Northeast

Pennsylvania's chief financial officer launched an audit of the Philadelphia-based public university.

The bill would make permanent the lower tax rates for individuals and small businesses and the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions.

Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder addresses the city’s latest fiscal challenges stemming from dwindling reserves and his political future after an unsuccessful Democratic primary challenge against longtime Mayor Byron Brown. Andrew Coen hosts.

The state gas tax will rise by 4.3 cents per gallon on Oct. 1 to support the state's Transportation Trust Fund.

The New York mayor says he will seek federal funding for the $2.7 billion project.

The bond-funded megamall is on track to debut in the first half of 2019, its developer says, with a more specific date to be determined by January.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

The Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island received the highest form of recognition from GFOA for its 2017 CAFR.

The Maine Supreme Court dealt a blow to Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to slow voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

NASBO Executive Director John Hicks said that deposits made to rainy days funds from budget surpluses will likely bring the total to more than $58 billion for fiscal 2018.