Northeast

Maryland will sell nearly $700 million of triple-A rated general obligation bonds, and could come to market just days after sharp federal cuts hit the state.

The head of Lancaster County, Pa.'s waste authority criticized Moody's for warning about negative credit implications regarding its pending deal for the Harrisburg incinerator.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will come to market with roughly $289 million of general revenue refunding bonds through negotiation.

Camelot Global Services of Britain has again extended its bid to privatize the Pennsylvania lottery while Gov. Tom Corbett considers appealing the contract's denial by state attorney general Kathleen Kane.

All three major rating agencies are saying a recent court decision is a potential credit negative for Nassau County, N.Y.

Standard & Poor's lowered by three notches its long-term rating on bonds issued for Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon, Pa., to B-plus from BB-plus.

Hartford's downtown arena is in store for a makeover through a capital investment from Global Spectrum that will enable the state to bond for improvements.

New York City plans to sell more than $1 billion in general obligation bonds starting next week. The total will reach an estimated $1.42 billion by mid-March.

Standard & Poor's lowered its school issuer credit rating on the Aliquippa, Pa.'s School District's general obligation debt to BBB from BBB-plus, while keeping a negative outlook.

A judge has temporally halted SUNY Downstate Medical Center's planned closure of a Brooklyn hospital.