Northeast

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo proposed user fees for large commercial trucks to backstop a $700 million bond for transportation infrastructure.

Paterson, N.J., Mayor Joey Torres and state Sen. Nellie Pou are proposing a municipal "land bank" program that would allow financially challenged cities to seize control of abandoned and foreclosed properties.

Kerri Baker will serve as Rhode Island Treasury's chief transparency officer, state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced.

Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner unveiled a transparency initiative, which includes several policies and tools that he said would enhance accountability.

The Massachusetts legislature’s joint committee on transportation has scheduled a public hearing on Gov. Charlie Baker’s bill to overhaul the MBTA.

New Jersey lawmakers will be voting in June on a five-bill package aimed at assisting financially struggling Atlantic City, according to Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo.

Moody's upgraded once-bankrupt Central Falls, R.I.'s GO bonds to Ba2 from Ba3, while keeping a stable outlook.

New Jersey State Senate president Stephen Sweeney used the opening of Memorial Day weekend to call for more transportation investments.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found fault with Maryland's personal income tax collection scheme will cost localities in the state millions of dollars but may not impact their credit ratings, analysts and government officials said.

Credit risks for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are shifting because the agency is relying more on toll collections than aviation revenue to pay off debt, according to Moody's Investors Service.