Michelle Kaske
U.S. voters backing at least $24.4B of bond sales
NEW YORK - Voters across the United States were backing at least $24.4 billion of bond sales to support school construction and infrastructure upgrades...
Threats sent to R.I. lawmakers probing 38 Studios bonds
Two Rhode Island legislators investigating the collapse of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s bankrupt video-game company have received poison-pen letters.
Reps. Karen MacBeth and...
Rhode Island House backs paying Schilling debt to avoid downgrade
BOSTON – Rhode Island lawmakers eased the threat of defaulting on bonds that backed former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s videogame company, agreeing...
2 explosions, 3 dead reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
(Updated, 9:50 p.m.)
BOSTON - Powerful bombs killed three people and injured scores near the finish of the Boston Marathon, turning one of the world’s...
NYC tops global competitiveness
NEW YORK - New York City ranks first among 120 cities across the globe in attracting capital, businesses and tourists, according to an Economist...
Rhode Island pension move may inspire other states, Fitch says
NEW YORK - Rhode Island’s retirement changes, which plan to cut its unfunded pension liability by 41 percent, may spur other states to take...













