Northeast

Issuers in the Northeast sold $102.9 billion of municipal bonds in 2015, almost 9% above the previous year's volume.

A nonprofit land bank could help New York City develop affordable housing units on 1,100 vacant properties, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

A new Atlantic City rescue bill proposed Wednesday would give New Jersey increased power over the city's finances in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.

Proposal by Democratic leaders in the Maryland General Assembly would restrict governor's authority to allocate transportation project funding.

The City of Philadelphia has added its backing to an ongoing lawsuit against Pennsylvania officials over the state's school funding formula.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to issue $535 million of refunding bonds in two upcoming sales.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie remained staunchly opposed to raising taxes in his annual budget address.

Atlantic City's fiscal distress is a credit negative for New Jersey's Atlantic County, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Rhode Island Gov, Gina Raimondo signs a sweeping $500 million bridge-and-road improvement bill that includes a controversial tolls for large trucks.

New Jersey could achieve more than $2 billion in annual savings by aligning public worker health care benefits more closely to private-sector employer standards, according to a new report released Thursday by Gov. Chris Christie’s bipartisan pension commission.