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As the battlefield shifts to its 2017 budget from its 2016 budget, Pennsylvanias sharp political divide has had heavy ramifications in the capital markets.
April 1 - Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pa.s pending $195 million wastewater sale could help end its long stay in a state oversight program for distressed cities, Mayor Bill Courtright said.
March 31 -
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has proposed a $1.4 billion 2017 fiscal budget that spares riders a fare hike.
March 29 - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania finally has a state budget but remains vulnerable to more rating downgrades, said a Philadelphia-based municipal strategist.
March 24 - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he would allow the nine-months-late fiscal 2016 budget to become law without his signature.
March 23 -
The University of Pennsylvania received a one-notch bond rating upgrade from Moodys Investors Service, to Aa1 from Aa2.
March 22 -
Scranton, Pa., may finance its $31.5 million back-pay settlement with police and fire unions with a refunding of some of its $50 million stranded parking authority debt, officials said.
March 18 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania legislature are still at odds over a tardy $30 billion fiscal 2016 budget, even after lawmakers sent him another version.
March 17 -
So-called headline and political risk, notably in Pennsylvania, could further complicate an already difficult muni landscape, according to PNC Capital Markets.
March 15 -
A settlement over back pay for the citys police and fire unions is a major step to financial recovery in Scranton, Pa., says Mayor Bill Courtright.
March 14