Thomas Nocera joined The Bond Buyer in 2022 to cover the Northeast region. He began his career in local journalism, covering crime, politics, business, and the culture of New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn. During the pandemic, Thomas covered the national healthcare industry for the Guardian News and later worked with the GroundTruth Foundation to report on protest movements in New York in addition to the state of a federally managed refugee resettlement program struggling in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thomas received a masters degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and is a former fellow of the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
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Gov Maura Healey touted new spending on green energy, transportation, and housing in releasing the five-year Capital Investment Plan.
June 23 -
The plan includes a bump to public employee salaries and new spending on education.
June 22 -
Delegates from Florida and Alabama are among those hunting for partnerships to cement their states' roles in the global aerospace industry.
June 21 -
The fiscal 2024 budget proposal leans on federal funds, better-than-expected tax collections, and a drawdown on reserves to bankroll a wide array of capital work and a boost to state employee salaries.
June 16 -
The bill includes provisions to reduce the state's CBT rate and shield some overseas profits from local taxes.
June 14 -
Gov. Ned Lamont signed income tax rate cuts expected to benefit nearly 1 million people in the most comprehensive cut since the income tax was imposed in 1991.
June 13 -
"The state has not issued general obligation debt since July 2022 and will be able to take advantage of strong summer redemption money," said Mary Garver, director of bond financing at the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission.
June 13 -
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's budget is focused on safety improvements after federal regulators pointed out deficiences.
June 9 -
The bill moved through votes in the Republican-controlled state legislature and onto the desk of a supportive Gov. Kay Ivey in just under a month.
June 8 -
Economic boosters in Virginia say 100,000 acres of abandoned mine lands can provide the state a unique tool in meeting green energy goals.
June 7