Northeast

"Gridlock Sam" Schwartz says now is the time for congestion pricing and tolling overhaul for the New York City region.

Municipal bond issuance volume in the Northeast was little changed in 2014, rising 1% from 2013 volume as issuers weighed low interest rates against their ongoing fiscal challenges.

New York City reached contract agreements with communications, civil service bar and theatrical stage unions, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Ballard Spahr served as bond counsel in the issuance of $34.6 million in tax-exempt bonds that will enable a Wilmington, Del., charter school to expand into a K-12 format

Standard & Poor's raised its rating on Allentown, Pa.'s GO debt three notches to A-plus from BBB-plus, citing flexibility from its water and sewer deal.

Connecticut governor proposes 30-year, $100 billion transportation program to modernize state's highway and transit infrastructure.

Enhanced capability on the Checkbook NYC website now enables the public to view real-time contract and spending details for contracts with minority and women-owned business enterprises, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Nixon Peabody LLP named Barry Rothchild a public finance partner in New York.

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord pleaded guilty in a Harrisburg courtroom to two federal counts of attempted extortion.

The National Basketball Association's All-Star Weekend was a victory for New York City off the court generating an estimated $200 million in economic activity for the Big Apple, according to the NBA's commissioner.