Northeast

Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Eric Papenfuse confirmed his testimony before a state grand jury in Pittsburgh, presumably about the capital city's past financial deals.

A $300 million state allocation to New York City to finance pre-kindergarten expansion is a credit positive for the city, according to Moody's.

New York State government is taking three steps to aid Yonkers, N.Y., which Moody's Investors Service calls a credit positive for the city.

A Marcellus Shale impact fee will have generated about $630 million by year's end, said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, but Democrats want a severance tax.

While there is wide agreement Northeast infrastructure is rotting, there is nowhere near the same consensus about what to do and how to pay for it.

New York State is home to a disproportionate share of the nation's speculative-rated colleges and universities.

An arm of New Jersey's legislature says revenues will be $526 million short of Gov. Chris Christie's estimates this fiscal year and next.

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse called for the ouster of Gene Veno as chief recovery officer for the school district in Pennsylvania’s capital.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer moved to standardize oversight of information technology contracts.

A Rhode Island think tank, targeting items from community service legislative grants to the state arts council, called for $225 million of cuts from the state budget.