Pennsylvania

A county court judge will hear a taxpayer challenge against Scranton, Pa.'s tripling of the local services tax

Greater Latrobe, Pa., School Board Tuesday approved a nearly $10 million bond issue to help finance construction of the district's new Latrobe Elementary School.

Greater Latrobe School District could benefit from a slightly lower interest rate for the second in a proposed trio of bond issues planned to finance construction of the new Latrobe Elementary School.

To finance a new municipal building and police station, the Butler Twp. supervisors plan to take out a bond issue rather than a bank loan, reversing a decision from last month.

Officials say a new energy savings program could yield the struggling Philadelphia School District more than $300 million in new funding to chip away at $4.5 billion in deferred capital projects.

Mark Quinn and Christopher Hoffert have been hired by Stifel Public Finance to open the company’s new office in Philadelphia, the firm announced on Tuesday.

Geisinger Health System needs approvals from 14 Pennsylvania counties and one New Jersey county to issue up to $850 million in bonds for projects throughout the system.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is proposing its first fare hike since 2013.

Pennsylvania should strongly consider regulating and taxing marijuana to shore up its budget problems, said state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's administration is seeking $300 million in borrowing to revitalize city parks, recreation centers, playgrounds and libraries.

Eight Scranton taxpayers have filed a mandamus suit against the city, saying it has been collecting taxes above the legal limit Pennsylvania has established.

A judge in Lackawanna County, Pa., cleared distressed city Scranton to triple its local services tax.

Philadelphia's sugary beverage tax generated more than double the tax revenues projected in its first month.

Pennsylvania Auditor Eugene DePasquale has begun an audit of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, citing governance-related problems.

A county judge heard opposing motions as a Scranton, Pa., taxpayer group looks to stop the distressed city from tripling its local services tax.

A county court is scheduled to hear a petition by a Scranton, Pa., taxpayer group that alleges the city’s tripling of its local services tax is illegal.

Municipal bond issuers in the Northeast sold $116.4 billion of debt in 2016, according to Thomson Reuters data, a 13% increase that echoed a national trend.

The debacle in Illinois hovers as Pennsylvania lawmakers debate Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed $32.3 billion budget.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a $475 million bond issuance for a planned replacement of the 57-year old Scudder Falls Bridge that links New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Former Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Steve Reed received two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to 20 counts of receiving stolen property.