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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State Senate Ways and Means Committee chair Patrick O'Connor said Gov. Maura Healey's tax proposals would remain largely untouched.
May 8 -
Continued commitments to meeting long-term liabilities under Gov. Phil Murphy were cited as key in a slew of recent bond rating upgrades for the Garden State.
May 5 -
Three public finance veterans and one industry hopeful took the stage Wednesday in Manhattan to accept awards at the forum's 32nd Annual Awards Dinner.
May 4 -
Sale of the tax-exempt notes is expected on May 9 and proceeds will support improvements to educational technology in school's statewide.
May 2 -
The electric automaker was promised $15 billion of bond proceeds and other incentives to set up shop in Jasper County, Georgia. It can walk away from the state-backed deal up until Monday.
April 28 -
The Metropolitan Council approved a deal that will bring $1.26 billion of bond funding to the new stadium, replacing a venue that still has outstanding debt.
April 26 -
The $3.3 billion Transportation Modernization act allows for P3s for roadway development, a first for the state.
April 20 -
The bill follows the same lines as Gov. Maura Healey's tax relief package proposed in February, but comes with a smaller price tag.
April 17 -
S&P raised Massachusetts' general obligation long-term credit rating to AA-plus from AA.
April 14 -
A New York judge ordered an affiliate of the owner of the mall to pay $389 million to junior lenders on a construction loan.
April 14