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A federal judge approved the Rhode Island Commerce Corp.’s settlement with the SEC over the state’s failed $75 million deal with videogame company 38 Studios.

San Antonio’s CPS Energy will issue $307 million for improvements to its grid, including installation of smart meters, development of microgrids and diversification of fuel sources.

The board of New York’s MTA approved contracts aimed at speeding the rebuilding of the L subway line’s Canarsie tunnel by three months, to 15 months.

New York lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a fiscal 2018 budget forcing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to propose an emergency plan to keep state government running.

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. -- During a specially called meeting on Wednesday, Newberry County Council approved a resolution and had first reading of an ordinance that will allow Newberry County Memorial Hospital to refinance some of its existing debt.

On the heels of a late 2016 credit upgrade, Hofstra University on Long Island is planning $61 million of bonding this year for a new academic building and refinancing old debt.

The Schenectady County Legislature will vote next month on authorizing up to $70 million in bonds for Union College's new Science and Engineering Center, the largest project in the school's history.

Atlantic City's redevelopment effort appears to be gathering momentum following a "lost decade" that featured the closing of five casinos, a housing crisis and major recession, according to a new bi-annual report released Tuesday by the South Jersey Economic Review.

City Colleges of Chicago took a fresh rating hit this week over strains posed by the state’s prolonged budget impasse.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute, we take a quick look at the big tobacco bond sale coming from the Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

Drew University's bonds went deeper into junk territory after Moody's Investors Service cited the small Madison, N.J., private college's "unsustainable operating deficits" and weakening reserves.

The New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority achieved record bond volume in 2016, the higher education conduit issuer announced Friday.

Threats to St. Louis University’s medical accreditation adds some remote credit risks to the school’s rating if not successfully resolved, Moody’s Investors Service said.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Monday that invests $34 million from a state bond program for facility enhancements at colleges and universities.

Illinois' public colleges and universities remain at risk of further credit damage after 21 months of state budget gridlock, Moody's Investors Service said Thursday.

The proposal doesn’t provide interpretive guidance many hoped for following the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative.

The University of Missouri’s AA-plus rating carries a stable S&P Global Ratings outlook, up from negative.

Resignations by nearly all of the leadership at the University of Puerto Rico in protest to budget cuts have heightened S&P Global Ratings’ concerns over the school’s debt challenges.

Howard University and Rhode Island-based vendor Corvias say their 40-year deal to renovate school halls will change the face of public-private partnerships.

Chicago-based Roosevelt University’s rating was dropped further into junk territory over its ongoing enrollment struggles that haven’t been helped by the state budget impasse.