Northeast

The New York Thruway Authority says it is in the process of obtaining a $1.5 billion TIFIA loan, but U.S. DOT guidelines indicate the loan would be at least $200 million less.

Massachusetts unveiled its tech-friendly www.massbondholder.com web site two days before its $525 million general obligation bond sale.

Solutions to municipal distress are as complex as the problem is widespread, panelists say at The Bond Buyer conference in Providence.

Standard & Poor's has downgraded Dowling College in New York to B from BB. The rating remains on CreditWatch with negative implications.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee and state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo touted Rhode Island's work with struggling communities Monday morning at The Bond Buyer's symposium on distressed municipalities.

New York City Comptroller John Liu formally announced his candidacy for mayor, looking to become the first Asian-American to hold that office.

Gov. Tom Corbett plans to rework Pennsylvania's contract with Britain's Camelot for privatizing the state lottery, which Attorney General Kathleen Kane struck down last month as unconstitutional.

While Central Falls, RI, and Pittsburgh see light at the end of their tunnels, other tales of municipal distress from Harrisburg to California are much messier.

Connecticut capital Hartford plans to sell nearly $240 million overall though refunding and new money bonds — both general obligation — and BANs.

A judge has overturned a step by the State University of New York aimed at restoring financial health to the SUNY Downstate Medical Center.