Northeast

Eric Schneiderman announces an agreement with the New York City Economic Development Corp. and two other organizations after alleging an illegal push for projects at Willets Point and Coney Island. No penalties or fines were involved.

Budget director Benjamin Barnes, backing a new law that Treasurer Denis Nappier opposes, said enabling a state agency to sell University of Connecticut bonds opens up possibilities for the flagship[ university.

On Monday North Carolina gained a budget but as of Tuesday afternoon Massachusetts and South Carolina remain without valid fiscal year 2013 budgets.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the recent passage of the $105 billion highway bill is a boost for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project because it includes an increase in funding for the TIFIA program.

A new local development corporation closes its first four tax-exempt bond financings, totaling $93.4 million. Receiving the funding were the YMCA of Greater New York, Royal Charter Properties, New York Foundling Charitable Corp. Yeshiva Har Torah.

Though the new fiscal year has started, Massachusetts, North and South Carolina still lacked fiscal year 2013 budgets on Monday afternoon.

Lawmakers push the moratorium to Nov. 30 over the objections of critics who say it robs the capital city's receiver of a bargaining chip with major creditors.

Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and South Carolina are about close to blowing a deadline for adopting a fiscal 2013 budget.

The bankrupt, 18,000-population Rhode Island city receives long-awaited positive news from Wall Street

With the end of the fiscal year looming, the Pennsylvania Senate on Friday afternoon passed a $27.7 billion budget by a 32-to-17 vote.