Pennsylvania

The agency keeps its AA-minus rating while calling the commonwealth less resilient.

The year-end deadlines built into the GOP tax bills guarantee long hours in December for those putting together deals before Jan. 1.

A state-devised board that has governed the city’s school distressed district for 16 years voted to dissolve.

Greater Latrobe School District plans to issue $13 million in bonds to complete financing of its new Latrobe Elementary School and to prepare for partial replacement of the aging roof at the senior high school.

Mayor Jim Kenney's vision could provide more fiscal certainty for the school district at the expense of city finances, according to Fitch Ratings.

Voters brought change to both the Atlantic City and New Jersey governments in Tuesday's election.

Luzerne County’s debt refinancing package turned out much better than planned.

Mayor Jim Kenney wants local control returned to the city’s junk-rated school district, which would come at a cost.

Funding shortfalls, delayed expansion projects, and gridlock threaten the viability of the Amazon bids, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

The Pennsylvania governor could borrow against tobacco revenues or against profits from the state-run liquor system.

Joe Torsella cited the legislature's approval of a revenue package to balance the fiscal 2018 budget.

State-related and other schools are taking a good, hard look at their business models.

Legislative leaders say the move will plug a $2.2 billion budget shortage and end a nearly five-month budget impasse.

Quaker Valley school board members approved a $10 million bond resolution that district leaders would use toward purchasing land for a new high school.

Uncertainly remains over whether any changes will have a lasting impact, according to Jessica Giroux.

The petition calls the $1.25 billion budget-balancing move unconstitutional.

The district's financial advisor has proposed issuing $9.9 million in bonds this year, next year and in 2020, with a much larger $23.65 million bond in 2019.

Judge James Gibbons allowed the city to appeal immediately to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Senate consideration is next as Pennsylvania winds through the fourth month of its budget stalemate.

The mayor's office said the survey by City Controller Alan Butkovitz, a soda tax opponent, wasn't impartial.