Northeast

Better transparency, among other benefits, drives New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s aggressive bond anticipation note strategy, said one official.

New Jersey State Sen. Jeff Van Drew is urging Gov. Chris Christie to seek federal government assistance for two South Jersey counties hit with extreme flooding from a weekend blizzard.

New York City and the MTA deserve high marks for coping with the weekend blizzard and coordinating, said resilience financing expert Alan Rubin.

Atlantic City, N.J. is moving closer to default and a possible bankruptcy after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a financial rescue package, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Pennsylvania's intercept programs for school districts remain a strong credit feature despite downgrades related to the state's budget impasse, said Janney.

Atlantic City’s already junk-level general obligation debt rating was slashed four notches to CCC-minus from B by Standard & Poor’s, citing a “near-term liquidity crisis.”

New York’s Nassau County is planning a $273 million bond sale next week to refinance old debt.

A federal award for flood protection in lower Manhattan builds on over $100 million New York has committed to this project, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $82.1 billion preliminary spending plan for fiscal 2017, while short on drama, may face headwinds from Albany and the economy.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is in the home stretch of a $7 billion, 10-year capital improvement program.