Pennsylvania

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.

Harrisburg, Pa., will officially exit state receivership on Saturday while remaining under less intensive oversight.

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation is exploring a P3 project to redevelop 11 Amtrak stations along the Harrisburg-to-Philadelphia corridor.

Northeast issuers sold $93.1 billion of municipal bonds in 2013, down 17.4% from 2012.

PFM director David Eichenthal will discuss his new book, “The Art of the Watchdog,” at a meeting of the Philadelphia organization The Committee of Seventy.

Moody's revised its outlook on Lancaster County, Pa.'s general obligation bonds.

Five consortiums have submitted statements of qualification for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's rapid bridge replacement P3 project.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Sam Smith will not seek re-election, ending a 27-year legislative career.

The Harrisburg, Pa., City Council tabled a vote to authorize up to $4 million to issue tax and revenue anticipation notes, while it OK'd a $78 million budget.

Harrisburg and its firefighters union agreed on concessions that will enable Pennsylvania's distressed capital to balance its budget.

Widener University School of Law's Harrisburg, Pa., campus has scheduled a daylong conference on municipal financial distress for April.