- Pennsylvania
Housing policies have reached turning points in New York City and Philadelphia, but for different reasons New York has an affordability problem, while Philadelphia has a quality problem, some experts say.
October 3 -
A lease the Pennsylvania government signed for the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority's 12-story Verizon Tower doesn't generate the revenue needed to prevent a default by the city on its debt-service guarantee for the project, said Moody's.
October 1 - Pennsylvania
Fitch Ratings downgraded the Philadelphia School District's underlying rating to BB-minus from BB Tuesday.
September 30 -
A Lackawanna County Court ruled that Scranton, Pa., overstepped in assessing a commuter tax on nonresidents.
September 30 -
The city treasury of Harrisburg, Pa., is free of security breaches, its interim treasurer said, after an investigation that followed his predecessor's arrest for theft from two local nonprofits.
September 30 -
Pennsylvania's P3 board approved a project seeking a private partner to develop clean-burning compressed natural gas fueling stations at public transit agencies statewide.
September 29 - Pennsylvania
Standard & Poor's handed Pennsylvania its third GO downgrade in three months and second in a week, lowering it to AA-minus from AA.
September 26 - Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Corbett and his staff derided as campaign "silly season" the alarm bells raised by Pennsylvania's treasurer and auditor general over Pennsylvania's recent short-term borrowing.
September 25 - Pennsylvania
Another bond-rating hammer falls on Pennsylvania as Fitch downgrades the state's GO bonds to AA-minus.
September 23 - Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reached a deal with one of its unions requiring $127 million in additional spending over the course of its five year plan covering fiscal years 2015 to 2019.
September 22