Northeast

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is making an impassioned pitch for more funding while challenging the system from within.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a $7.9 billion spending plan for 2016 that includes $1.2 billion for debt service.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to partner with the federal government in advancing plans for a planned new Gateway Tunnel rail project connecting New Jersey to Manhattan

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney named a Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. senior vice president, Rasheia Johnson, to be the city’s next treasurer.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Thursday terminated some contracts related to its 4.5-mile expansion of its Green Line light rail system north of Boston.

Four potential private partners have submitted financial proposals for Maryland’s $2.16 billion Purple Line light-rail project.

Philadelphia International Airport COO Chellie Cameron has been tapped by Mayor-elect Jim Kenney to be the airport’s new CEO.

Pennsylvania’s House approved a state budget that stands in slight contrast with the Senate version as lawmakers look to end a budget stalemate in its sixth month.

State Senate President Steve Sweeney is proposing a constitutional amendment that would require payments on a quarterly basis

Terence M. Smith, CEO of Smith’s Research & Gradings, will provide a historical perspective on Philadelphia’s deep financial roots and its relation to the bond market at the Dec. 10 Philadelphia Area Municipal Analyst Society holiday party.