Northeast

The City Council in distressed Scranton, Pa., tabled a contract with Standard Parking to manage city meters, citing concerns over fees and revenue projections.

Baltimore is setting a precedent by being the first large city to use long-term forecasting to avoid becoming the next bankruptcy story, city officials and their advisors said Thursday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reports it will have to spend more than $2 billion to repair the damage from storm Sandy.

Massachusetts' pension fund returned nearly 14% in 2012 and exceeded its benchmark by 84 basis points, its board reported.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy's two-year, $21.5 billion budget includes $1.8 billion worth of capital funds and a bioscience initiative for UConn.

New York City Comptroller John Liu wants an investigation of a multimillion dollar tech contract, saying a city agency is stonewalling an audit his office began.

A ten-year forecast commissioned by the mayor and released Wednesday reveals that Baltimore could be on a path to bankruptcy without "serious fiscal reforms."

Moody's revised its outlook for West Penn Allegheny Health System bonds to developing from negative as it monitors an affiliation agreement with Highmark.

Gov. Tom Corbett, in his address to Pennsylvania's legislature, unveiled a pension overhaul plan that he said would deal with $41 billion in unfunded liability.

New York City Comptroller John Liu and the New York City Pension Funds want Exxon Mobil Corp. to quantify its safety efforts regarding fracking operations.