Northeast

A federal lawsuit seeking to halt Maryland's $2.4 billion Purple Line light rail project says track work will threaten endangered species.

The federal government's review of Medicaid reimbursements will not affect Connecticut's AA general obligation bond rating for now, said Standard & Poor's.

John Campbell, charged with theft from a local nonprofit, resigned as city treasurer in distressed Harrisburg, Pa., and surrendered to prosecutors.

Atlantic City, N.J., may turn to Standard & Poor's exclusively to rate an anticipated $140 million tax appeal bond after Moody's Investors Service dropped the city to Ba1, four notches below the S&P rating.

Baltimore city and county will provide $280 million for Maryland's $2.9 billion Red Line light rail project to help attract $900 million of federal funding.

New York City reached a tentative contract agreement with school safety agents and special officers, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The Pennsylvania Municipal League recognized Lancaster as the first community to receive sustainable Pennsylvania community certification under the league's new statewide program.

The Harrisburg, Pa., City Council requested Dauphin County Commissioners to suspend transfer of funds from hotel tax revenues to the National Civil War Museum.

Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Eric Papenfuse said the scandal surrounding city Treasurer John Campbell's alleged theft from a nonprofit does not extend to city finances.

State Treasurer Steven Grossman is cutting into Attorney General Martha Coakley's lead in the Democratic race for Massachusetts governor, according to a poll.