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Pennsylvania’s Senate on Monday afternoon was scheduled to resume debate over the House-approved $29.1 billion budget bill, amid a call for pension change by Gov. Tom Corbett.

Moses Afonso Ryan agreed to pay $4.37 million to settle with Rhode Island over the state's lawsuit for its role as a 38 Studios bond deal advisor.

James Diossa, 29, is the new face of Central Falls as the 19,000-population Rhode Island city recovers from bankruptcy.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may have won a battle and lost the war this week, when his plan to withhold $884 million in pension payments in order to balance the budget survived a court challenge by the state's unions.

Formalizing an agreement brokered last week with Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York City Council approved a $75 billion municipal budget for fiscal 2015.

Senate wrangling is next after Pennsylvania's House passed a $29.1 billion budget for fiscal 2015.

Former Providence, R.I., Mayor Buddy Cianci, who served five years for racketeering, said he will launch a third effort to reclaim City Hall.

New York's MTA would draw down an additional $40 million annually in pay-as-you-go funding under its offer to LIRR unions, chairman Thomas Prendergast said.

Pennsylvania's proposed $29.1 billion budget is headed to the House floor after its appropriations committee approved it.

Fitch Ratings, countering a state-sponsored report, said a failure by Rhode Island to pay 38 Studios moral obligation bonds not drag Rhode Island's GOs to junk level.