Northeast

The state Senate last week did not confirm four of five appointees by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.

The New Jersey State Legislature has approved a package of bills aimed at stabilizing Atlantic City's finances.

Pennsylvania lawmakers over the weekend advanced a $30 billion budget that barring a compromise appears headed for a veto by Gov. Tom Wolf.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan gives preliminary approval to progress on halted $2 billion Purple Line P3 light rail project.

The possibility of an underfunded capital plan begs the question of whether the MTA, already a large municipal issuer, may have to borrow even more.

The Connecticut treasurer’s office for the 15th straight year has received a Treasury Certificates of Achievement for Excellence from the Government Finance Officers Association.

The fiscal woes in Atlantic City, N.J. are creating a "ripple impact" for Atlantic County, according to Janney Capital Markets.

Scranton Mayor William Courtright called for the transfer of the city’s teetering pension fund to the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System, an independent state agency.

Scranton disregarded pension laws in its payment of double benefits to 35 employees over the last 12 years at a cost of $2.9 million, said Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

Further delays in obtaining a five-year capital plan could mean even more delays for the East Side Access project to bring the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central, said New York MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast.