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Moody's also affirmed the A3 rating on the MTA's $20.6 billion of transportation revenue bonds.

"Last year's successful social bond issuance has proven that there is growing investor demand for socially conscious investments and I am thrilled that we are able to offer this opportunity again," said City Comptroller Lander said.

The 'Ports of Tomorrow ' event was carried out in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Regional Plan Association.

The total economic impact from the almost 292 million tourists visiting the Empire State last year was roughly $123 billion.

"Coupling the costs of a national crisis that has fallen onto New York City with COVID funding that is running out and reduced revenue growth, our city's financial future may be at risk if we do not act," Mayor Eric Adams said.

"Pennsylvania's positive outlook is based on the significant increase in budget reserves over the past three fiscal years to levels consistent with higher-rated peers," Moody's said.

Mainers will be asked in November if they want to create a public utility to buy out operations of investor-owned Central Maine Power and Versant Power.

In the first half of the year, private-sector jobs in the Big Apple surpassed pre-pandemic levels as payroll gains outperformed the national growth rate. However, Mayor Adams says there is one big problem that "will destroy New York City."

State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio said lower-than-predicted fuel use in fiscal 2023 meant a 0.9-cent lift to the Petroleum Products Gross Receipt tax rate.

Despite this, August saw the largest monthly volume of 2023, helped by several billion-dollar deals and multiple Texas school district deals.