Northeast

Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox pleads guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and failure to file tax returns.

A Feb. 24 proposal from New Jersey Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission provides a "roadmap" to address high costs associated with the state's retiree benefit programs, according to Build America Mutual.

The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency issued $95.5 million tax-exempt bonds for six Boston affordable housing development projects.

New York City plans to price $1 billion of general obligation bonds this month, including an $800 million refunding.

New Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf removed the Philadelphia School Reform Commission chairman and replaced him with career educator Marjorie Neff.

A reduced capital plan for 2015 to 2019 could affect expansion projects such as the Second Avenue subway line, New York MTA chairman Thomas Prendergast told lawmakers in Albany.

A rise in claims from playground injuries has cost New York City taxpayers more than $20 million, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge rejected a motion by the state to delay the start of a suit challenging the landmark 2011 pension law as unconstitutional.

The snow and deep freeze that pummeled Massachusetts incapacitated the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, pushing the embarrassed transit agency into a harsh national glare.

Triple-A rated Maryland is planning to competitively sell up to $1.268 billion of general obligation bonds on March 4, according to the state treasurer's office.