Northeast

Michelle Wu's election was an exception at the local level as voters rejected hard-left candidates and initiatives.

City historian Larry DiCara discusses the breakthrough election of Michelle Wu as mayor, and recalls crises of yesteryear including the school busing chaos and the Blizzard of 1978. Paul Burton hosts. (25 minutes)

Putting aside dynamics such as federal pandemic aid and congestion pricing, the transit authority's latest financial plan had a rinse-and-repeat feel.

Jennifer Johnston, director of research, municipal bonds, at Franklin Templeton, talks with Chip Barnett about whether a “Great Migration” from cities like New York and San Francisco is really taking place or is it just an urban myth. (19 minutes)

Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow re-election win and Senate President Steve Sweeney’s stunning loss to an unknown resonate well beyond the Garden State.

With less defined mechanisms than other cities, a report says, the incoming mayor has an opportunity to shape the city's reserve policy.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut finally come to terms on splitting up emergency funding.

The bank will also be an investment account manager for the state's $12.5 billion Short-Term Investment Fund, Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses his COVID-19 federal funding tracker, and initiatives that range from transparency to pensions. Paul Burton hosts. (28 minutes)

Richard Li is leaving the Milwaukee comptroller's office after nearly two decades to work on Connecticut's state debt issuance.