Refuse to be a Victim seminar scheduled for Jan. 8, 2016 in Dickson City

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Baker, Yudichak vote for property tax measure, but it fails by one vote in Senate

<p>The newly obtained credit rating Luzerne County officials celebrated in March has been downgraded by Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s due to the rating organization&#8217;s &#8220;worsening view&#8221; of county management and the county&#8217;s &#8220;political gridlock.&#8221;</p><p>County Manager Robert Lawton sent the council members a copy of the downgrade, which reduces the county&#8217;s rating two notches from BBB to BB.</p><p>The county&#8217;s rating also has been placed on a credit watch list with &#8220;negative implications,&#8221; according to Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne County’s credit rating downgraded in light of the county’s “political gridlock”