Northeast

Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim will be the interim executive director of New York’s MTA and Fernando Ferrer its interim chairman, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

A fiscal control board has warned New York’s Nassau County to not use reserve funds from its $2.95 billion budget for covering expired tax abatement refunds.

Former Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Steve Reed received two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to 20 counts of receiving stolen property.

New Jersey healthcare providers are starring at escalating costs if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants state authority to use a design-build system for infrastructure procurements, amid headwinds from opponents that include labor unions.

Caren Franzini, who led one of New Jersey’s largest municipal bond issuers for nearly two decades, died Wednesday after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

The Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey should cease to own or operate transportation infrastructure, substituting ownership with private concession agreements, said a report.

New York State will be well positioned to withstand a potential moderate economic downtown and federal funding uncertainties if lawmakers adopt Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2018 budget, according to S&P Global Ratings.

New York City officials and market observers on Wednesday weighed in with words of caution about the uncertainties facing the city’s finances, a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio released his $84.7 billion preliminary budget for fiscal 2018.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority board switched tracks and shielded single-fare riders from the latest round of biennial fare and toll increases.