KNOCKED DOWN: Moody’s downgraded Pennsylvania’s bond rating Monday, citing pension liabilities and a budget filled with non-recurring revenues as reasons.
Budget blues: Moody’s downgrades Pennsylvania’s bond rating
That didn’t take long.
Just weeks after Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a patchwork budget and skipped town without addressing pension reform, Moody’s has downgraded Pennsylvania’s general obligation bond rating. It dropped the state fom Aa2 — its third-highest rating — to Aa3.