Budgets

Moody's Investors Service raised the county to Aaa from Aa1.

Minor-league baseball's Pawtucket Red Sox rejected a Rhode Island bonding framework for more generous subsidies in Worcester.

The state expects to come to market with an $889.1 million general obligation sale in three tranches.

The federal government ran a $76.9 billion deficit in July.

The city's struggles reflect those of northeast Pennsylvania’s depressed coal region.

“Strategic investments” account for the 20% increase in spending since New York Mayor Bill de Blasio took office, his budget director said Thursday.

The legislation, which aims to curb the effects of app-based for-hire vehicles on city streets, may lead to a congestion pricing framework.

Consumer credit increased by $10.2 billion in June to $3.908 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

Evercore's Howard Cure and the Citizens Budget Commission's Maria Doulis scrutinize the city's FY19 spending plan. Paul Burton hosts.

More than $60 million in new debt Owensboro Municipal Utilities could issue this month to pay for the expansion of its William Cavin Water Treatment Plant would have no effect on the city's credit.