Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Secretary-Treasurer J. William Lincoln resigned from the panel in the aftermath of a grand jury report over pay to play.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would replace hundreds of state-owned liquor stores and privatize the industry.

Philadelphia plans to sell a $218 million general obligation bond in June or July, Philadelphia Treasurer Nancy Winkler told The Bond Buyer.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is challenging the nonprofit status of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania's largest employer.

Gov. Tom Corbett plans to rework Pennsylvania's contract with Britain's Camelot for privatizing the state lottery, which Attorney General Kathleen Kane struck down last month as unconstitutional.

While Central Falls, RI, and Pittsburgh see light at the end of their tunnels, other tales of municipal distress from Harrisburg to California are much messier.

Philadelphia in engaging in a comprehensive revaluation of property that may or may not affect the city's revenues.

Distressed Harrisburg's mayor's race became more crowded with the official candidacies of Dan Miller and Nevin Mindlin, both of whom look to unseat incumbent Linda Thompson in the fall.

Pennsylvania filed criminal charges against a former state senator and several former Turnpike officials with using pay-to-play schemes that include bond underwriter PNC Captial Markets.

Fewer governors have been focusing on pension reform in their state of the state addresses this year, but most who propose reform follow through, according to Loop Capital Markets.

To no surprise in the bond markets, teetering Harrisburg, Pa., will miss $5.2 million worth of payments on general obligation bonds and notes due March 15.

Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis expects to act by Tuesday on a request to delay a financial recovery proposal for Harrisburg's school district.

Moody's put the Ba2 rating of Good Samaritan Hospital under review, a week after Standard & Poor's downgraded the Lebanon, Pa., system three notches to B-plus.

Democrat and former city community development director Joseph Caramone joined the open-seat race for mayor in distressed Scranton, Pa.

Although controversy surrounds Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, bond and financial analysts praise him for helping guide the city to financial recovery.

The SEC's whistleblower office is seeking additional details about a complaint that Scranton, Pa., misled in a bond document regarding the nature of a tax hike.

The Commonwealth Financing Authority has begun accepting applications for five programs established by the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund, Gov. Tom Corbett's administration announced.

U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III refused to reconsider the January dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the state recovery plan for Harrisburg, Pa.

The head of Lancaster County, Pa.'s waste authority criticized Moody's for warning about negative credit implications regarding its pending deal for the Harrisburg incinerator.

Camelot Global Services of Britain has again extended its bid to privatize the Pennsylvania lottery while Gov. Tom Corbett considers appealing the contract's denial by state attorney general Kathleen Kane.