Northeast

The Authorities Budget Office of New York is recommending that Saratoga County's three water authorities should be replaced by a single authority.

Amid a court order to raise an earned-income tax, Harrisburg, Pa'.s City Council could seek an injunction, ask for clarification or refuse and risk contempt.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority's chief executive officer, Caren Franzini, will end her 18-year tenure at the end of next month.

Moody's on Tuesday changed its outlook on Woonsocket, R.I. to negative while confirming its B2 general obligation bond rating.

Harrisburg, Pa.'s City Council and its lawyer are discussing whether to appeal a state court ruling that requires it to double the earned income tax.

Rhode Island's Economic Development Corp., whose $75 million loan guarantee to company 38 Studios has taxpayers on the hook, took a step toward legal action.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has granted a motion by Harrisburg, Pa.'s receiver William Lynch to force the City Council to double its earned-income tax as part of the financial recovery plan in the state capital.

Harrisburg controller Dan Miller says the tax increase receiver William Lynch seeks in court won't rescue Pennsylvania's capital city from the financial abyss.

The Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority is scheduled to sell $45 million of bonds for Thomas Jefferson University and $31 million for the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Central Falls, R.I., could exit Chapter 9 next week after a mere 13 months. Its quick march does not surprise the city's bankruptcy attorney, Ted Orson.