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Solutions to the public pension funding crisis go beyond numbers crunching, said Manhattan Institute pension expert Daniel DiSalvo.

Private-sector employment increased by 190,000 in August, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP reported Wednesday.

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A leader of Puerto Rico's primary opposition party has accused Millstein & Co. of a conflict of interest in its dealings with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

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U.S. toll roads rated by Moody's Investors Service improved their finances in fiscal year 2014, the rating agency said.

The Atlanta Streetcar is conducting a national search for an executive director, and has named former AECOM/URS Corp. transit manager Keith Jones as interim director.

A water supply district created to serve the parched oil hub of Midland, Texas, has taken a two-notch downgrade from Standard & Poor's to AA-minus due to weaker financial performance, according to analyst James Breeding.

Griggs County, N.D. is suing its own building authority to get out of lease payments supporting a controversial bond deal that sparked a recall of the entire county board.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds closed weaker on Tuesday, traders said, with yields on some maturities increasing by as much as three basis points.

The Casino Association of New Jersey is pressing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to not delay in signing an Atlantic City financial assistance package so that the financially-strapped city can collect much-needed revenue in 2015.

Averil Smith, a CPA with more than 23 years of private sector financial experience, has been tapped as the new comptroller for the Town of North Hempstead on Long Island.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is planning to re-examine the standardized framework state and local governments use to report their financial information.

A struggling hospital in an affluent Detroit suburb has merged with Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health care system in the country.

Surplus toll road revenues will fund preliminary engineering studies on a potential rapid rail segment in north central Texas.