Northeast

Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook on Syracuse, N.Y.'s A1 bond rating to negative from stable.

New York's revenue collections through August were well below projections, according to the state's comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli.

Standard & Poor's upgraded its underlying rating on Salem's general obligation debt to A-plus from A.

Massachusetts will sell $400 million of general obligation bonds on Tuesday and $1.2 billion of revenue anticipation notes two days later, both competitively.

Mayor Charles Moreau's resignation and guilty plea in a kickback scheme will help Central Falls, R.I., start anew after bankruptcy, but questions linger.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's toll increases were necessary to keep the agency's facilities in a state of good repair, according to independent reports made public on Wednesday.

The mayor of Central Falls, R.I., resigned and agreed to plead guilty to corruption charges two weeks after the city's exit from bankruptcy protection.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York board approved $181 million of bond sales for higher education institutions at a meeting on Wednesday.

Pennsylvania expects to save employers up to $100 million in interest payments over seven years with its $2.8 billion sale of unemployment compensation bonds, its labor department says.

Standard & Poor's has revised Vermont's outlook to positive from stable based on its continued improved financial position.