Northeast

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wants a constitutional limit on state debt and an end to "backdoor borrowing."

The nation’s largest issuer is collaborating with the New York Department of Health (DOH) to expedite reimbursements from bond proceeds for the state’s healthcare institutions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is using Peter Cannava, a banker involved in an ill-fated private placement for a startup video game company, as a scapegoat and has no basis for charging him with defrauding investors, his lawyers claimed this week.

New York City on Tuesday announced new selling groups for its general obligation bonds and securities issued by the Transitional Finance Authority and Municipal Water Finance Authority.

Ramapo, N.Y. was too highly rated by Moody’s Investors Service and remains so after recent federal charges against town officials, according to a report from Gurtin Fixed Income Management.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will terminate five legacy interest-rate swaps after receiving approval to do so from its two governing boards.

Portland, Maine's minor-league hockey team is skipping town for Springfield, Mass. just five years after voters approved a $33 million bond plan to modernize the team's home arena.

New York City intends to sell $800 million of general obligation refunding bonds on May 18 through negotiation.

The Municipal Forum of New York chose 45 New York City high school seniors to be Urban Leadership Fellows for 2016.

The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank closes $6 million in loans for repair projects through the municipal road and bridge revolving fund.