Budgets

The Ocean State is divided over a deal to build a minor-league baseball stadium in Pawtucket.

The former police detective turned entrepreneur and actor takes aim at Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Judge James Gibbons allowed the city to appeal immediately to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

New York mayoral candidate and former police detective Bo Dietl explains how he would make city government more effective if elected, with such initiatives as zero-based budgeting, CompStat metrics throughout all departments and reduced rates-of-return assumptions for the pension funds. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Chicago relying on savings from new securitization borrowing program to help balance 2018 books.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer cited pension fund gains while challenger Michel Faulkner said the incumbent doesn't stand up to mayor Bill de Blasio's spending.

Moody’s lowered Niagara Falls’ general obligation debt to Baa3 from Baa2.

Senate consideration is next as Pennsylvania winds through the fourth month of its budget stalemate.

The mayor's office said the survey by City Controller Alan Butkovitz, a soda tax opponent, wasn't impartial.

The state is $666 million ahead of budget projections for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Moody's Investors Service placed 29 cities and school districts on review for downgrade.

S&P lowered its outlook to negative, citing constraints from the four-month impasse.

The short-term lifeline will enable the commonwealth to make Medicaid payments while it will lacks a revenue plan.

The prairie state plans $6 billion of general obligation borrowing over the next two weeks, offerings expected to lure investors with unusually rich yields for a sovereign state credit.

City Council member Paul Krekorian counters that city is still in good financial shape.

The city is looking for banks to lead a tender offer and refunding of bonds issued as part of its bankruptcy exit.

The county must move to replace the lost revenue, the rating agency says.

The Connecticut Education Association seeks an injunction, calling the governor's executive-order cuts illegal.

The allure of promised savings persuaded most Chicago City Council members.

Recovery from Hurricane Harvey is expected to cost state government about $2 billion over the next two years.