Northeast

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's veto of scheduled contributions to the state's pension fund won't be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, providing short-term budget relief but leaving the state's pensions underfunded.

Establishing a debt management bureau within his office will make Rhode Island more self-sufficient in that practice, said state Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

The MBTA, which operates the Greater Boston mass-transit system, expects to cut its projected fiscal 2017 operating deficit by 43%, to $138 million.

A new state legislative document showing that New Jersey can take control of Atlantic City finances under existing law highlights a plan that would prove more beneficial than a takeover bill lawmakers are weighing, Mayor Donald Guardian said.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed streetcar line through Queens and Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods has drawn some skepticism about its funding plan.

New Jersey can seize control of Atlantic's City finances under existing state law even absent passage of a takeover bill, according to a new memo.

New York's MTA delayed holding a vote on a pre-agreement for a 99-year lease of its former midtown Manhattan headquarters to Mort Zuckerman's Boston Properties.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is calling for an audit of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey revenue related to the agency’s lease agreement with the city.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Governor Wolf has a treatable form of prostate cancer, he announced Feb. 24.

New York State's fiscal position has improved, but increasing budget challenges loom, according to a new report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.