Northeast

Rhode Island Secretary of State Ralph Mollis intends to seek a steeper fine, if one is warranted, against a lawyer accused of wrongly lobbying for the 38 Studios financing bill.

While New York's MTA is about to propose its four-year capital plan, such plans in the future could reflect vastly changing demographic patterns.

Massachusetts has come to terms with a Greater Boston transit union to release long-secretive pension data.

The chief financial officer of the Long Island Power Authority, responding to a Bond Buyer article, says the authority's upcoming financings involve refinancing debt for purposes that don't count as operating expenses under generally accepted accounting principles.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey passed a resolution authorizing $320 million for the improvement of its Greenville Yard water port in Jersey City, N.J.

Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier called on the state Teachers' Retirement Board to resolve problems highlighted in a critical audit.

Rhode Island and capital city Providence have received federal TIGER grants transportation-related improvement projects.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority upsized its sale of second resolution, fixed-rate, tax-exempt refunding bonds to $300 million.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission granted Wynn Resorts the Greater Boston casino license as a November referendum on a casino ban looms.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency rejected most of New York's $511 million loan request for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.