Northeast

Connecticut will receive a credit of about $900,000 from the three major rating agencies as part of a settlement from a lawsuit it initiated, accusing the three of unfairly lowering ratings.

A judge on Monday placed the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing by Harrisburg's City Council on hold for a month, while a few blocks away in Pennsylvania's capital, lawmakers continued their push for a state takeover of the struggling city.

The Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. plans a $1 billion sale of senior revenue bonds through negotiated bid Wednesday after a one-day retail period, primarily to fund the extension of New York City's No. 7 subway line.

In 2003, the City Council in Harrisburg, Pa., voted 6 to 1 for a $125 million loan to fix up its local incinerator, formally known as the Resource Recovery Facility.

A $50 million housing issue that voters approved in 2006 has led to the development of more than 1,200 homes in Rhode Island, an advocacy group said.

After four years on the market, Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum sold its old building near the Franklin Institute to the Isen Trust.

Pennsylvania collected $2.3 billion in general fund revenue in September, which was $151.8 million, or 6.1%, less than expected, Secretary of Revenue Daniel Meuser reported.

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has replaced two firms that had advised it in buying private stock, bond, hedge fund, and venture capital investment since the 1990s, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett appointed Charles Kopp, Boise Butler 3d, John Soroko and James Shacklett 3d to four-year terms on the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.

President Obama approved New York State’s request to expedite the review and approval process to allow work to begin on the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge between Westchester and Rockland counties.