Pennsylvania

Bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse defeated city controller Dan Miller in the open-seat mayoral election in distressed Harrisburg, Pa.

The Dauphin County, Pa. commissioners voted to approve $170 million in revenue bonds related to the parking lease deal in Harrisburg, Pa.'s debt-recovery plan.

Trimont Real Estate Advisors will replace AEW Capital Management as asset manager for the proposed $260 million Harrisburg, Pa., parking deal.

The network of muni credit professionals in Philadelphia has spawned a local analyst group that will launch next month with a Logan Square reception.

Philadelphia Treasurer Nancy Winkler is the 2013 recipient of the Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance. She will receive the award from the Northeast Women in Public Finance at The Bond Buyer’s Deal of the Year Awards Dinner in Manhattan on December 5th.

Delays to pivotal transactions in the Harrisburg Strong plan could force Pennsylvania’s capital city to miss payroll as soon as December, an attorney told the City Council.

Moody's revised its outlook on Allentown, Pa., to stable from negative and affirmed its A3 rating, citing a water system lease deal that plugged a pension gap.

Pennsylvania will sell $750 million in GO bonds under the glare of rating agencies concerned about the state's unfunded pension liability.

Pennsylvania Gov, Tom Corbett has directed the release of $45 million in one-time state funds for use by Philadelphia's teetering school district -- the state's largest --for the upcoming school year.

Fitch Ratings downgraded the Philadelphia School District's underlying rating to BB from BBB-minus, while keeping the enhanced rating at AA-minus.

The transactions related to Harrisburg, Pa.'s financial recovery plan must close by the end of November, Mayor Linda Thompson said Friday.

Distressed Harrisburg, Pa., is launching a planning initiative as part of its financial recovery plan, Mayor Linda Thompson announced.

Fitch Ratings placed Chester Community Charter School's BB-rated $56.1 million revenue bonds on rating watch negative.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the debt of Catholic Health East to Aa2 from A2 to reflect its merger with Trinity Health.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania cited nominating-paper defects in rejecting the Harrisburg, Pa., mayoral candidacy of independent Nevin Mindlin.

Pennsylvania’s Office of Policy & Public Private Partnerships will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through Oct. 31.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett named former budget office spokesman Jay Pagni as press secretary.

Moody's revised its outlook to developing from negative on Harrisburg parking bonds, pending resolution of the proposed recovery plan in Pennsylvania's capital.

Rep. Glen Grell urges an overhaul of Pennsylvania's two statewide pension systems whose combined liability exceeds $45 billion that includes $9 billion of pension obligation bonds.

The disclosure that Harrisburg, Pa., must repay bond insurer Ambac about $30 million of additional interest "more than confirms the need" for recovery-plan scrutiny, city Controller Dan Miller said.