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Rates, ratios and credit spreads have munis entering May on solid footing, though some pressures due to tax season and rising U.S. Treasuries remain.
April 30 -
Mayor Jim Kenney called the latest rescue package the only funding source that can help with coronavirus-related revenue losses.
April 23 -
Maulin Vidwans, Jennifer Santangelo, Ryan Udell and Adam Chelminiak move over from White and Williams.
April 21 -
The commonwealth's largest public pension fund acknowledged an erroneous investment return that was just high enough to avoid triggering a teacher risk-sharing provision.
April 13 -
Gov. Tom Wolf said the tax has become unreliable for funding the commonwealth's vast network.
March 26 -
The city relies on the levy as a whole for 43% of its general fund revenue amid a national debate over work-from-home dynamics that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 23 -
The Pennsylvania treasurer, who leaves office Tuesday, says municipalities can artificially inflate their bottom lines through these revenue sources.
January 19 -
City officials say the continuation of enhanced taxing authority from Pennsylvania will help it refinance debt and avoid another fiscal cliff.
December 18 -
Joe Torsella still advised that such a move to backstop the commonwealth's two largest public retirement funds is no panacea.
December 15 -
City Council-approved residential construction tax and changes to a property tax abatement program paves the way for a borrowing plan that would aid the city’s poorest communities.
December 11