Northeast

Pennsylvania Auditor Eugene DePasquale has begun an audit of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, citing governance-related problems.

A court ruling momentarily halting New Jersey from cutting Atlantic City’s firefighter workforce as part of its state takeover is a credit negative for the cash-strapped city, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration is starting a search for a permanent chief executive and general manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Rising fixed costs and declining revenue will make balancing Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy's proposed $40.6 billion biennial budget a chore, said S&P.

Atlantic City's tax settlement with the Borgata Hotel should help the distressed city move forward to deal with its other fiscal challenges, analysts said.

New Jersey lawmakers have waged battle over a proposed bill that would require the state to reimburse municipalities that defy President Trump’s ban on “sanctuary cities.”

New York City agencies should work harder to cut costs as Washington uncertainty hovers, Comptroller Scott Stringer said in his review of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $84.7 billion preliminary budget.

A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision rejecting a school funding freeze proposed by Gov. Chris Christie for 31 mostly low-income districts is a credit positive for the impacted localities, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

New York's drinking water infrastructure may require nearly $40 billion of repairs and improvements over the next two decades, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio cited the need to attract higher-paying jobs in his annual State of the City address.