Northeast

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority responded angrily to Thomas DiNapoli's audit that accused the transit agency of giving Apple an inside advantage for a lease for prime retail space at Grand Central Terminal.

A Pennsylvania official could relax its Aug. 15 deadline for Scranton enacting a revised recovery plan if it sees the mayor and City Council making progress.

The New York State Thruway Authority received three proposals from teams that are vying for the opportunity to design and build a replacement for the existing Tappan Zee Bridge.

Maryland will issue $653 million in tax-exempt and taxable debt, including over $15 million of direct-pay qualified zone academy bonds Aug. 1. Maryland Treasurer Nancy Kopp expects a good result just weeks after the state's triple-A rating was reaffirmed by all three credit agencies.

After being postponed a week, the NYU Hospitals Center's $250 million taxable bond sale will come to the market sometime this week — possibly as early as Tuesday.

The MTA, whose sheer enormity makes it an easy target for critics, was in feel-good mode even while acknowledging it many financial challenges.

Pennsylvania's Senate has scheduled an Aug. 29 hearing on the incinerator bond deals that left capital city Harrisburg with more than $310 million in debt that it cannot pay.

The Providence, R.I., City Council on Thursday backed Mayor Angel Taveras' proposed bond referendum on $40 million worth of citywide street and sidewalk paving.

Vermont plans to sell $10 million of special obligation transportation infrastructure bonds to fund bridge reconstruction and roadway reconfiguration projects.

Rhode Island State Sen. James Sheehan, D-Narragansett, called for major changes in the governance structure and responsibilities of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp.