Northeast

Fitch Ratings downgraded the Philadelphia School District's underlying rating to BB-minus from BB Tuesday.

A Lackawanna County Court ruled that Scranton, Pa., overstepped in assessing a commuter tax on nonresidents.

A Brooklyn judge may have brought light to the end of the tunnel for financially struggling SUNY Downstate with a ruling that could facilitate the already agreed transfer of Long Island College Hospital to New York University.

Resiliency expert Alan Rubin urged New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer to collaborate on environmental initiatives, including green bonds.

The city treasury of Harrisburg, Pa., is free of security breaches, its interim treasurer said, after an investigation that followed his predecessor's arrest for theft from two local nonprofits.

The MTA's Metro-North Railroad and Mount Vernon, N.Y., will work to replace up to three priority bridges that carry vehicular traffic, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Pennsylvania's P3 board approved a project seeking a private partner to develop clean-burning compressed natural gas fueling stations at public transit agencies statewide.

The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency is soliciting nominations from so called "gateway" cities for investments that can trigger sustained economic development.

Connecticut will come to market with a $730 million sale of special tax obligation transportation infrastructure bonds, including $130 million in refunding.

Standard & Poor's handed Pennsylvania its third GO downgrade in three months and second in a week, lowering it to AA-minus from AA.