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Puerto Rico eyes 8 percent coupon on $3 billion bond sale: market source

August 25, 2021 at 2:44 a.m.

(Reuters) - Puerto Rico's $3 billion in general obligation bonds will be offered with an 8 percent coupon, according to preliminary price talk wire obtained on Monday by Reuters, a...

New Jersey Governor Christie calls for pension reform

November 4, 2021 at 1:13 a.m.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a new round of public pension reform in his fifth state budget proposal on Tuesday but provided no...

New Jersey Governor Christie calls for pension reform

May 23, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a new round of public pension reform in his fifth state budget proposal on Tuesday but provided no...

New York Governor Cuomo aims to curb spending, cut corporate taxes

August 25, 2021 at 12:33 a.m.

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out details on Tuesday of his plan for nearly $8 billion of property tax freezes and corporate tax cuts over the next...

New York Governor Cuomo aims to curb spending, cut corporate taxes

May 23, 2019 at 9:26 p.m.

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out details on Tuesday of his plan for nearly $8 billion of property tax freezes and corporate tax cuts over the next...

Newark hiring 100 more cops after homicides hit 23-year high

August 25, 2021 at 12:10 a.m.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The mayor of Newark on Tuesday pledged to hire 100 more police officers for New Jersey's largest city after the Christmas Day shooting deaths of...

Atlantic City casinos approved for internet bets

August 24, 2021 at 10:40 p.m.

(Reuters) - Gamblers across New Jersey will be able to place bets online beginning at midnight after state regulators on Monday approved 13 internet gaming websites run by six Atlantic...

New York City wrestles with how to track Superstorm Sandy funds

August 24, 2021 at 10:21 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Bloomberg administration intends to launch a database within two weeks to better track the billions of dollars of federal relief for Superstorm Sandy...

Spitzer fails in New York political comeback attempt

August 24, 2021 at 8:08 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, whose political ascent came to a halt five years ago in a prostitution scandal, lost his bid for a political...

Retiree healthcare gap to burden U.S. states, cities: economists

August 24, 2021 at 6:48 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. state and local governments have about $1 trillion of unfunded retiree healthcare liabilities, a shortfall that is expected to pressure budgets in the near future even more...

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