Northeast

Philadelphia in engaging in a comprehensive revaluation of property that may or may not affect the city's revenues.

Distressed Harrisburg's mayor's race became more crowded with the official candidacies of Dan Miller and Nevin Mindlin, both of whom look to unseat incumbent Linda Thompson in the fall.

The board of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York approved $298 million in new bonds.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority sold $543 million of second resolution, fixed-rate tax exempt refunding bonds.

Rochester, N.Y., will experience fiscal stress in the coming years, the office of New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a recent report.

Standard & Poor's has concerns about the $32.9 billion budget for fiscal 2014 that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed in late February.

Fitch Ratings dropped Niagara Falls, N.Y. general obligation debt three notches to BBB from A late Thursday.

The New York City Pension Funds have reached agreements with Capital One, Citigroup and Wells Fargo to expand clawback policies, Comptroller John Liu announced.

Pennsylvania filed criminal charges against a former state senator and several former Turnpike officials with using pay-to-play schemes that include bond underwriter PNC Captial Markets.

While it continues to assess less visible Hurricane Sandy damage, New York's MTA must move quickly on initial repair work, according to federal guidelines.