Northeast

Pawtucket, R.I., received a two-notch upgrade to A3 from Moody’s, which cited the 71,000-population city’s “improved and stabilized financial position.”

A city agency unanimously approved the New York Yankees’ stadium bond refunding of roughly $1 billion.

The de Blasio administration released the New York City Mayor’s Management Report on Monday that detailed performance by city agencies in Fiscal Year 2016.

New York State’s smaller sports arenas could benefit most from new professional mixed martial arts bouts set to debut in the Empire State, according to a stadium financing expert.

A state appeals court ruling allowing Nassau County, N.Y.’s fiscal control board to keep a three-year wage freeze for county employees is a credit positive for the large Long Island government, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Nassau County, N.Y.’s efforts to lease out the assets of its sewer system face skepticism despite what could be a large payoff for the county.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin timed his latest dire financial picture about his city’s government with a call for a regional approach to problem solving in Connecticut’s cities.

The New York Yankees expect to price a $1.2 billion stadium bond refunding in mid-October.

The New York City Council’s Finance Committee held a public hearing at City Hall on Wednesday to hear comments about creating a new business improvement district in Queens called the Greater JFK BID.

Atlantic City is close to violating one of the terms in a $73 million state loan agreement and is asking for a reprieve.