Pennsylvania

Standard & Poor’s raised its rating on the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s airport parking revenue bonds to A from A-minus. The outlook is stable.

Some retail investors are being more cautious when shopping for tax-exempt bonds in Pennsylvania, but overall, that hasn't decreased the volume of trading in the state, according to local traders and underwriters.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has denied the attempt by the Harrisburg City Council to file for bankruptcy on behalf of Pennsylvania’s capital city.

Retired Air Force Major General William Lynch helped rebuild Iraq. But can he repair Harrisburg?

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday named retired Air Force Major General William Lynch as receiver for the state's distressed capital city of Harrisburg.

Harrisburg’s City Council tabled its vote to approve the hiring of chief operations officer Ricardo Mendez-Saldivia, citing its concerns over the receivership plan for Pennsylvania’s distressed capital.

Pennsylvania declared the city of Altoona its 27th distressed municipality. C. Alan Walker, secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary, made the announcement Thursday. He has 30 days to appoint a recovery plan coordinator for the city under the Act 47 program.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has notified the Cumberland County, Pa., Municipal Authority that $10 million of Series A revenue bonds it issued in February 2008 have been selected for examination.

The attorney representing the Harrisburg, Pa., City Council in its bankruptcy appeal filed a counterclaim Monday against the state, mayor and Dauphin County, all which sought damages against him two weeks ago.

Harrisburg City Council member Patty Kim won a four-person Democratic primary for Pennsylvania state representative in the 103rd District.

After Standard & Poor's raised Philadelphia's low investment-grade credit rating earlier this month, the city's redevelopment agency is scheduled to sell $93.7 million of revenue refunding bonds on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania plans to sell $950 million of general obligation bonds by competitive sale on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania's Senate will consider legislation enabling public-private partnerships for bridges and roads when it reconvenes April 30.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is selling $224 million of bonds to finance its payments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which finances a variety of highway, bridge and transit capital projects.

Standard & Poor’s upgraded its long-term rating and underlying rating on Philadelphia’s general obligation debt to BBB-plus from BBB, with a positive outlook.

Harrisburg has named Ricardo Mendez-Saldivia business administrator and chief of staff, Mayor Linda Thompson announced Friday.

Harrisburg, Pa.'s state-appointed receiver has asked the U.S. attorney and Pennsylvania attorney general to examine the incinerator bond deals that left the capital city with more than $300 million of debt that it can't repay.

Nancy Winkler recalled speaking with an investor, shortly after taking over as Philadelphia's city treasurer. The conversation, she said, is an effective warning that cities on the rebound must sell themselves effectively to investors.

Some lawmakers want to fine-tune Pennsylvania's program for distressed communities, commonly known as Act 47, after it took a serious blow last fall from a state Supreme Court ruling about public employee arbitration.

Harrisburg’s City Council will schedule a public hearing within days over the Pennsylvania capital’s missing audits from 2009 and 2010.