Budgets

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to stealing $13,000 in campaign funds and failing to disclose a $4,000 payment from his campaign committee.

Poor returns piled another $2 billion onto Chicago's pension tab, but it won't add to the already $280 million contribution spike looming next year, according to its new CAFR.

Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook on its A2 rating for Yonkers, New York, to negative from stable.

Three-quarters of New York subway stations are inaccessible to wheelchair users, who must fight for funds to install elevators and other upgrades.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Macomb County is not contractually bound to provide lifetime healthcare benefits to retirees.

Kathy Wylde, president of the business group Partnership for New York City, discusses the city's economic climate and related issues including transit, site selection, technology and the new rent overhaul law. Paul Burton hosts.

The city expects to save about $22 million in fiscal year 2020 from terminating the programs, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Thursday.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is promising a five-year, $500 million capital program to upgrade water and sewer pipes.

It’s Democrat vs. Democrat with Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders debating competing spending plans as the July 1 deadline quickly approaches.

A city called the "double black diamond" of car driving is at the epicenter for autonomous-vehicle testing.

Cook County, Illinois president says new taxes or fees are on table to close the shortfall.

A proposal to establish such a fund, as opposed to the current mechanism for reserves, is headed for the November ballot.

A surging population and a healthy economy kept local governments riding high in sales tax revenue for the first half of the year.

The FY 2020 budget adds $250 million in new reserves to the executive budget Mayor Bill de Blasio presented in April.

Karen Freeman-Wilson says without the bond deal to leverage the city's public safety building, Gary will end the fiscal year $42.5 million in the red.

A tighter cap on local property tax rates for some cities and counties will factor negatively into future bond ratings, analysts warn.

New Mayor Lori Lightfoot shows a commitment to maintaining investor relations that helps the city's access to the bond market

As the district braces for possible state receivership, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale calls for a 'real-time' audit.

The Long Island township has paid off most of more than $20 million of deficit bonds it sold in 2010 and 2011.

Nick Sifuentes of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign explores ways to unravel the metro New York commuter mess. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.