Northeast

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman's vote breaks a tie as Connecticut lawmakers pass bill that lowers the assumed rate of return on pensions and restructures payments.

Moody’s Investors Service withdrew its credit rating for the Town of Ramapo, N.Y. after it failed to provide audited financial statements for the 2015 fiscal year.

New York City's agreement with its police union reduces uncertainty as amid the city's annual budget process, said S&P.

Darryl Irick is acting president of the MTA's New York City Transit unit, interim executive director Ronnie Hakim announced.

President Trump's "sanctuary city" order is expected to foreshadow more long-term turbulence for urban-federal relations as the president sought to force compliance with his objectives by threatening to cut federal funding.

The Oyster Bay Town Board has appointed a veteran state lawmaker to lead New York State’s fourth largest township three weeks after the resignation of longtime supervisor John Venditto.

Financial advisor Hilltop Securities Inc. – formerly First Southwest – has agreed to pay $16 million to settle the lawsuit Rhode Island Commerce Corp. brought in the wake of the failed 38 Studios deal.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a $475 million bond issuance for a planned replacement of the 57-year old Scudder Falls Bridge that links New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch announced a tentative contract agreement.

Participants in last year's historic $2.4 billion public-private partnership to fund a $4 billion development of New York City's LaGuardia Airport hope the unique deal fuels similar bond transactions at other U.S. airports.