Northeast

Financial information for 500 New York State public authorities has been posted at the Open Book New York web site.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer rejected a $30 million contract to outsource selection and oversight of all IT contractors to Computer Aid of Allentown, Pa.

Rhode Island has hired Minnesota firm SJ Advisors to examine the impact of possibly defaulting on 38 Studios moral obligation bonds.

The scandal over a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge not only damaged Gov. Chris Christie's presidential prospects, it spotlighted the politicization of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a major municipal bond issuer.

Moody's Investors Service said that a recent ruling on Nassau County, N.Y. wage freeze was a credit positive for the county.

According to the Independent Budget Office, New York City will continue to provide a larger share of the education department's budget than the state.

As Rhode Island lawmakers continue to debate Sakonnet River Bridge tolling, a state agency chief has threatened to return the bridge to the state if an impasse lingers.

The New York City watchdog organization Citizens Budget Commission will honor U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew at its annual dinner in Manhattan.

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has proposed a municipal infrastructure bank to help cities and towns obtain funding for infrastructure upgrades.

Connecticut's $400 million GO bond sale generated $152.4 million in retail orders, which Treasurer Denise Nappier called the highest in more than four years.