Northeast

An effort to force Gov. Paul LePage to issue a $15 million senior housing bond approved widely by voters in 2015 advanced in the Maine Legislature on Tuesday, but Republicans have enough support to block the bid for the second straight year.

Fox Chapel Area School Board last week approved a $37.9 million bond in anticipation of building a new Kerr Elementary School and to fund upgrades to three of the district's other school campuses.

A federal district judge extended a delay on Maryland’s Purple Line P3 rail project for more studies.

New York State’s pension fund earned 11.42% on investments for the 2017 fiscal year, a report said.

The pension fund for Boston-area transit workers needs roughly $1 billion over 18 years, an official said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants President Trump to provide "emergency" funds to repair Manhattan’s Penn Station.

Tough financial decisions could be on the horizon for New York State, the state comptroller said.

A bid to privatize the Westchester County, N.Y. airport may be grounded this year by local politics.

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., the developer of a 45 block area on Manhattan's west side, won a two-notch upgrade from S&P Global Ratings.

Tim Sullivan will become research director at the Citizens Budget Commission in New York.