Northeast

The City Council unanimously to extend the deadline for the filing of the mayor’s preliminary Fiscal 2019 budget by two weeks to Feb. 1 as city officials digested state budget plans announced Tuesday.

Phil Murphy inherits a state government that was downgraded 11 times under predecessor Chris Christie.

Almost three years after sinking to the verge of a junk, New Jersey’s largest city received an outlook boost from Moody's.

Mayor Bill de Blasio envisions a tobacco-type groundswell in the fight against fossil-fuel companies while skeptics differ.

New York City Councilmember Daniel Dromm will take over as Chair of the finance committee, assuming a key role in budget negotiations with the mayor’s office.

New Jersey’s escalating pension burden threatens to derail future budget plans, a report said.

Gov. Dannel Malloy urged lawmakers to replenish the Special Transportation Fund.

S&P Global Ratings sees a ripple effect for New Jersey local governments.

The ratings withdrawal impacts two Indiana bonds and various New York, and Virginia local government issues.

Avi Fink, who had been the mayor's deputy chief of staff, will help manage the city's $86 billion expense budget and $16 billion capital budget for 2018.