Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Auditor Eugene DePasquale will audit Allentown's school district for possible violations of sunshine and ethics laws.

The legal battles over funding for the distressed Chester Upland, Pa., School District's charter schools have triggered debate over investor risk.

Pittsburgh-based PNC Capital Markets LLC hired public finance banker Kerry Rudy in Chicago to lead its national healthcare sector and is bolstering its New York team with the addition of Lawrence Stephens to lead coverage of the city.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse continues after the legislature failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of the $30 billion fiscal 2016 spending plan.

Nanticoke is the first city and 10th municipality to exit Pennsylvania's Act 47 workout program for distressed communities, state officials say.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority General Manager Joseph M. Casey is retiring after seven years leading the nation’s sixth-largest public transit agency.

Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders resumed negotiations Thursday that could break a seven-week stalemate over Pennsylvania's proposed $30 billion fiscal 2016 budget.

As Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate lingers, health and human services organizations want Gov. Tom Wolf and the legislature to provide a stopgap spending plan.

Pennsylvania issued a request for proposals to hire a law firm to initiate clawback from participants in the Harrisburg incinerator bond financing fiasco.

A budget stalemate that drags past December could further compromise Pennsylvania's credit, says PNC Capital Markets’ Tom Kozlik.

Philadelphia International Airport's revenue bonds were lowered to A from A-plus because of a "relatively weak liquidity position."

The indictment of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane should have little effect on the prosecution of former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed, legal observers say.

Enrollment declines at the 14 universities in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education pressure their operations, said Janney's Alan Schankel.

Philadelphia-based Public Financial Management, the country's largest municipal advisory firm, said it has acquired Stauder, Barch & Associates, Michigan's oldest FA firm.

Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Philadelphia Gas Works to Baa1 from Baa2, citing a stabilized financial position.

With Pennsylvania three weeks into fiscal 2016 and still no budget approved, municipal analysts say the content of the spending plan is more important than the timeliness.

The outlook for Pennsylvania's most financially troubled school districts will remain bleak, according to Moody's.

Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania legislature settled nothing over the weekend as the commonwealth's budget, three weeks late, remains unsigned.

The Delaware River Port Authority's board approved an $18 monthly credit for E-ZPass monthly account users on four bridges connecting Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey.

Mayor Stephen Reed "could not have acted alone," Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said in announcing corruption charges.