Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Eric Papenfuse confirmed his testimony before a state grand jury in Pittsburgh, presumably about the capital city's past financial deals.

A Marcellus Shale impact fee will have generated about $630 million by year's end, said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, but Democrats want a severance tax.

While there is wide agreement Northeast infrastructure is rotting, there is nowhere near the same consensus about what to do and how to pay for it.

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse called for the ouster of Gene Veno as chief recovery officer for the school district in Pennsylvania’s capital.

Harrisburg, Pa., receiver William Lynch will be the featured speaker at Widener University School of Law's April 14 program on municipal distress.

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation will invite four teams to submit proposals for the rapid bridge replacement P3 project, said Commissioner Barry Schoch.

Moody's affirmed its A3 rating on $19.7 million Series 2006 revenue bonds by the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, the agency that bought Harrisburg's incinerator.

Retail pricing began Tuesday for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's $236 million sale of Series 2014A senior turnpike revenue bonds.

The owner of a Harrisburg minor league soccer team is looking to raise $14 million for a new stadium on City Island in Pennsylvania's capital.

Harrisburg, Pa., made a $4.7 million general obligation bond payment, its first such payment in three years.

Scranton, Pa., zoning officer and 2013 Democratic mayoral candidate Joseph Cardamone died. He was 62.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has proposed a budget and five-year financial plan that anticipates low fund balances in its general fund.

Market observers say no Detroit scenarios are on the Northeast municipal finance horizon and some situations have improved, notably in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

Harrisburg University, in Pennsylvania's distressed capital, missed a $1.8 million bond payment on revenue bonds, according to a securities filing.

Philadelphia's mayor plans to sell the city's public gas works, defeasing the works bond debt in the process and raising money for the city's pension fund.

Former Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Linda Thompson said she will run for Congress against Republican incumbent Scott Perry.

Municipal analysts will discuss strategic outlooks at the next Logan Square meeting of the Philadelphia Mutual Analyst Society.

Creditors stand to recover 75% of Harrisburg, Pa., general obligation bonds, Moody's Investors Service reported after Pennsylvania's capital announced its pending exit from state receivership.

The PFM Group announced Thursday that Jamie Doyle, David Eichenthal, Sarah Hollenbeck, and Sergio Masvidal have all been promoted to managing director.

Rules that will force municipalities to report net pension liability could spawn credit downgrades in Pennsylvania, said pension expert Richard Dreyfuss.