Northeast

StepStone is the new consultant for the $30 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds’ private investment fund, state Treasurer Denise Nappier said.

The Miss America Pageant will return to Atlantic City, N.J. in September and the holder of the crown is doing her part to promote the seaside city as it struggles to gain financial traction.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants the IRS and other law enforcement to investigate what he called lavish, inappropriate spending by Queens Library executives.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania lawmakers remained stalemated over how to fund a $30.2 billion budget for fiscal 2016.

A Pittsburgh grand jury looking into Harrisburg's finances has received a six-month extension to Jan. 31.

An "administrative error" by M&T Bank is blamed for a delinquent debt service payment from Beacon, N.Y., but the mistake did not impact the city's credit rating.

New York state's tourism industry hit an all-time high of $100.1 billion in total economic impact last year, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

A recent New Jersey Tax Court ruling that most of the Morristown Medical Center campus did not qualify for a local property tax exemption from 2006 to 2008 is a credit negative for the state's non-profit hospitals, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill asking voters to approve $85 million of general obligation bonds for transportation.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to veto a bill that would force new state hires into a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan.