Northeast

County lawmakers' proposal to remove $60 million in fee increases might run afoul of a New York State fiscal monitoring board.

A constitutional convention could set the stage for debates about state borrowing limits and local revenue-raising powers.

Joe Torsella cited the legislature's approval of a revenue package to balance the fiscal 2018 budget.

State-related and other schools are taking a good, hard look at their business models.

Legislative leaders say the move will plug a $2.2 billion budget shortage and end a nearly five-month budget impasse.

The city has amassed more than $95 billion in other post-employment obligations without any credible plan to pay it off, the report says.

Quaker Valley school board members approved a $10 million bond resolution that district leaders would use toward purchasing land for a new high school.

Municipal bond veteran Paula Dagen will join the Northeast public finance group.

The House and Senate actions place the ball in the court of Gov. Dannel Malloy, who was sidelined during the negotiations.

New Jersey's long track record of aiding distressed municipalities continues, according to S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Timothy Little.