Northeast

Capital city Harrisburg’s incinerator debt crisis is on the radar of federal investigators, the Patriot-News reported.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s board has approved $534 million in financings for higher education and health care institutions.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority priced $400 million of second-resolution, fixed-rate tax-exempt bonds through negotiated sale Tuesday.

A ruling by a New Jersey tax court that the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison is a taxable property is a credit positive for that community, Moody’s Investors Service said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing lightening the burden of Medicaid expenses on New York City and the state's counties.

Rhode Island has received 12 proposals from vendors seeking to run the state's new defined-contribution program, which pension overhaul legislation passed last fall created.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority may get needed relief from New York State for high borrowing fees connected with refunding bond sales, its executive director said Wednesday.

KeyBank broadened its coverage of municipal client relationships in the Northeast by opening a New York City office for its public sector group. The bank tapped industry veteran Jose Herrera as a senior vice president and senior relationship manager to run it.

Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett are debating what to do with Chester Upland's teetering school district, in a case that has drawn statewide and even national attention.

The New York Racing Association has failed to implement significant financial reforms after its 2008 exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Tuesday.