Northeast

Rhode Island and unions challenging its landmark 2011 pension benefit are working to settle the case and avoid a jury trial.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane expects to finish her investigation of the Harrisburg incinerator bond financing fiasco soon, she told lawmakers.

Boston think tank Pioneer Institute launched the MassAnalysis online tool that provides fiscal information about Massachusetts cities and towns.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposed early retirement incentive would increase Massachusetts’ unfunded pension liability and could hurt its bond rating, said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

Moody’s revised its outlook on Montgomery County, Pa., GO bonds to stable from negative while affirming its Aa1 rating.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to sell about $475 million of refunding bonds on March 31 after a one-day retail period.

A proposal to hike New York State's minimum wage would create a $3.4 economic boost across the Empire State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined in a report released on March 16.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed $30 billion budget brings new ideas to the table but faces some stiff headwinds, capital markets observers said.

Seven financially-strapped New Jersey municipalities were placed on review for a possible downgrade on March 13 by Moody's Investors Service citing a heightened risk of state aid cuts.

As part of her first budget presentation, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo launched the state's first web-based budget tool.