PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials plan to launch a pilot program next year in which two busy interchanges will convert to a cashless system.

The program will require drivers at the Beaver Valley Expressway and the Delaware River Bridge in Bucks County to use E-ZPass or have their license plates scanned by cameras and pay a monthly bill.

Turnpike Commission Chairman Sean Logan says the cashless system will require upgrades to interchanges, technology and safeguards to protect drivers' data.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has four school districts whose credit was downgraded to “speculative” earlier this year by Moody's rating agency. Those districts are East Allegheny, McKeesport, Penn Hills and Philadelphia.Officials say lower bond ratings make it harder and more expensive for districts to borrow money.Pennsylvania's auditor general, Democrat Eugene DePasquale, says it's a black eye for Pennsylvania. Only Michigan, with seven districts with such low credit ratings, has more.