Northeast

New York’s large public university systems plan to market back-to-back bond issues this week with two tax-exempt offerings totaling $323.7 million.

New Jersey Treasurer Andrew Eristoff Thursday named Gov. Chris Christie’s pension and benefit reform initiative as among the state’s top fiscal priorities during a Municipal Forum of New York luncheon.

New York Democrats chose Sen. Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday as their candidate for attorney general in November.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to market $800 million of fixed-rate bonds in two back-to-back deals this week and next.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday unveiled pension and health care reform measures that would help curb the state’s unfunded liabilities while passing more of those costs on to employees.

Parking garages serving the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx are headed for default on $237.6 million of tax-exempt bonds due to low usage in the face of cheaper alternatives, the borrower disclosed last month.

As litigation began Monday against the city of Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Authority, other Pennsylvania municipal governments are facing similar fiscal woes — rising labor costs and sluggish revenue streams.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will offer up to $900 million of tax-exempt bond anticipation notes issued in the form of commercial paper under a new program.

The Pittsburgh and ­Allegheny County Sports and Exhibition Authority Tuesday will sell $150 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds to refinance debt and generate savings.

Harrisburg and Pennsylvania officials are working on securing a potential bank loan so the city can meet a $3.3 million debt-service payment due Sept. 15 and avoid a default.