Northeast

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration must secure enough funding for public housing repairs, said New York City Comptroller Scot Stringer.

University of Pennsylvania economist Kevin Gillen is the keynote speaker at the Sept. 26 meeting of the Philadelphia Area Municipal Analyst Society.

Fitch Ratings downgraded New Jersey's general obligation rating to A from A-plus on Friday afternoon.

Harrisburg, Pa., recovering from the brink of bankruptcy, made its latest general obligation bond payment two weeks early.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's warnings about Scranton's unfunded pension liability intensify debate over state and local pension liability.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to sell about $425 million of bonds over the next two weeks, according to officials.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued an RFP for an air-rights project at its Hynes Convention Center station over the Turnpike.

New Jersey called Tuesday for the dismissal of public worker unions' legal case that argues that Gov. Chris Christie is underfunding the pension plans.

Maryland's latest six-year transportation plan includes $279.4 million of new projects as part of $4.4 billion of additional highway and transit funding provided over six years by a 2013 state law that raised the gasoline tax.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed an agreement for major defense contractor United Technologies Corp. to invest up to $500 million to upgrade facilities, with no need for state borrowing.